Family tree Jacobs » Mechelina Maria van Zwolgen (1900-)

Birthday March 30, 1900

• The temperature on March 30, 1900 was about 7.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%. 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.
  • January 24 » Second Boer War: Boers stop a British attempt to break the Siege of Ladysmith in the Battle of Spion Kop.
  • January 31 » Datu Muhammad Salleh is killed in Kampung Teboh, Tambunan, ending the Mat Salleh Rebellion.
  • February 9 » The Davis Cup competition is established.
  • June 21 » Boxer Rebellion. China formally declares war on the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Japan, as an edict issued from the Empress Dowager Cixi.
  • July 2 » The first Zeppelin flight takes place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1895 » Jean Giono, French author and poet († 1970)
• 1899 » Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Indian author, playwright, and screenwriter († 1970)
• 1902 » Brooke Astor, American socialite and philanthropist († 2007)
• 1902 » Ted Heath, English trombonist and composer († 1969)
• 1903 » Joy Ridderhof, American missionary († 1984)
• 1904 » Ripper Collins, American baseball player and coach († 1970)