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Birthday November 11, 1900

• The temperature on November 11, 1900 was about 6.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 2 » American statesman and diplomat John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China.
  • February 9 » The Davis Cup competition is established.
  • April 15 » Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U.S. infantry and begin a four-day siege of Catubig, Philippines.
  • June 25 » The Taoist monk Wang Yuanlu discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts, a cache of ancient texts that are of great historical and religious significance, in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China.
  • September 17 » Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at Mabitac.
  • October 19 » Max Planck discovers Planck's law of black-body radiation.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1896 » Shirley Graham Du Bois, American author, playwright, composer, and activist († 1977)
• 1898 » René Clair, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 1981)
• 1899 » Pat O'Brien, American actor († 1983)
• 1900 » Maria Babanova, Russian stage and film actress († 1983)
• 1901 » F. Van Wyck Mason, American historian and author († 1978)
• 1901 » Sam Spiegel, American film producer († 1985)