Family tree Peijsel » Alida Maria Broere (1901-)

Birthday October 20, 1901

• The temperature on October 20, 1901 was between 7.5 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (12%). 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 Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
  • January 1 » Nigeria becomes a British protectorate.
  • April 25 » New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.
  • June 17 » The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT.
  • July 4 » William Howard Taft becomes American governor of the Philippines.
  • September 17 » Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of Elands River.
  • November 1 » Sigma Phi Epsilon, the largest national male collegiate fraternity, is established at Richmond College, in Richmond, Virginia.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1900 » Ismail al-Azhari, Sudanese politician, 3rd President of Sudan († 1969)
• 1900 » Wayne Morse, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician († 1974)
• 1901 » Adelaide Hall, American-English singer, actress, and dancer († 1993)
• 1901 » Frank Churchill, American film composer († 1942)
• 1904 » Enolia McMillan, American educator and activist († 2006)
• 1904 » Tommy Douglas, Scottish-Canadian minister and politician, 7th Premier of Saskatchewan († 1986)