Family tree Jacobs » Adrianus Jakobus Verhoeks (1898-????)

Birthday July 17, 1898

• The temperature on July 17, 1898 was about 18.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. 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 1 » Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
  • August 23 » The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departs from London.
  • 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.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1898 » Berenice Abbott, American photographer († 1991)
• 1898 » Osmond Borradaile, Canadian soldier and cinematographer († 1999)
• 1899 » James Cagney, American actor and dancer († 1986)
• 1900 » Marcel Dalio, French actor († 1983)
• 1901 » Luigi Chinetti, Italian-American race car driver († 1994)