Family tree Oving » Gerrit WESTERVELD (1898-1898)
Personal data Gerrit WESTERVELD
- He was born on March 8, 1898 in Dinxperlo, Gelderland, NEDERLAND.
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- He died on August 16, 1898 in Dinxperlo, Gelderland, NEDERLAND.
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- A child of Derk Jan WESTERVELD and Dina KLEIN HESSELINK
- This information was last updated on August 19, 2023.
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Birthday March 8, 1898
- The temperature on March 8, 1898 was about 2.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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.
- June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
- 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.
- August 11 » Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
- August 12 » The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States.
- August 13 » Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.
- August 13 » Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.
Day of death August 16, 1898
- The temperature on August 16, 1898 was about 32.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 52%. 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.
- January 1 » New York, New York annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. The four initial boroughs, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx, are joined on January 25 by Staten Island to create the modern city of five boroughs.
- June 17 » The United States Navy Hospital Corps is established.
- 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.
- July 7 » US President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States.
- July 8 » The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
- August 28 » Caleb Bradham's beverage "Brad's Drink" is renamed "Pepsi-Cola".
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