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Birthday September 11, 1898

• The temperature on September 11, 1898 was about 15.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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.
  • July 3 » A Spanish squadron, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is defeated by an American squadron under William T. Sampson in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
  • 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 10 » Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.
  • September 18 » The Fashoda Incident triggers the last war scare between Britain and France.
  • November 10 » Beginning of the Wilmington insurrection of 1898, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in United States history.
  • December 10 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1895 » Vinoba Bhave, Indian philosopher and Gandhian, Bharat Ratna Awardee († 1982)
• 1898 » Gerald Templer, English field marshal and politician, British High Commissioner in Malaya († 1979)
• 1899 » Anton Koolmann, Estonian wrestler and coach († 1953)
• 1899 » Jimmie Davis, American singer-songwriter and politician, 47th Governor of Louisiana († 2000)
• 1899 » Philipp Bouhler, German politician († 1945)
• 1901 » D. W. Brooks, American farmer and businessman, founded Gold Kist († 1999)