Family tree Jacobs » Wilhelmus Muller (1900-)

Birthday March 28, 1900

• The temperature on March 28, 1900 was about 1.1 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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.
  • February 14 » British forces begin the Battle of the Tugela Heights in an effort to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
  • April 2 » The United States Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.
  • July 9 » The Federation of Australia is given royal assent.
  • July 27 » Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans.
  • October 9 » The Cook Islands become a territory of the United Kingdom.
  • December 19 » Hopetoun Blunder: The first Governor-General of Australia John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, appoints Sir William Lyne premier of the new state of New South Wales, but he is unable to persuade other colonial politicians to join his government and is forced to resign.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1899 » Buck Shaw, American football player and coach († 1977)
• 1899 » Gussie Busch, American businessman († 1989)
• 1899 » Harold B. Lee, American religious leader, 11th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints († 1973)
• 1900 » Edward Wagenknecht, American critic and educator († 2004)
• 1902 » Flora Robson, English actress († 1984)
• 1902 » Jaromír Vejvoda, Czech fiddler and composer († 1988)