Family tree Jacobs » Wilhelmina Antonia Paul (1898-????)

Birthday July 27, 1898

• The temperature on July 27, 1898 was about 16.6 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 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 1898: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • February 15 » The battleship USSMaine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing 274. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.
  • February 27 » King George I of Greece survives an assassination attempt.
  • July 4 » En route from New York to Le Havre, the SS La Bourgogne collides with another ship and sinks off the coast of Sable Island, with the loss of 549 lives.
  • September 2 » Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.
  • November 5 » Negrese nationalists revolt against Spanish rule and establish the short-lived Republic of Negros.
  • December 26 » Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1893 » Ugo Agostoni, Italian cyclist († 1941)
• 1894 » Mientje Kling, Dutch actress († 1966)
• 1896 » Henri Longchambon, French lawyer and politician († 1969)
• 1896 » Robert George, Scottish air marshal and politician, 24th Governor of South Australia († 1967)
• 1899 » Percy Hornibrook, Australian cricketer († 1976)
• 1902 » Yaroslav Halan, Ukrainian playwright and publicist († 1949)