Family tree Philips » Adriana Hendrika Maria de Bie (1900-)

Birthday February 2, 1900

• The temperature on February 2, 1900 was about -2.3 °C. The airpressure was 75 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)
• 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 6 » Second Boer War: Having already besieged the fortress at Ladysmith, Boer forces attack it, but are driven back by British defenders.
  • February 27 » Second Boer War: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé at the Battle of Paardeberg.
  • August 3 » The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
  • August 14 » The Eight-Nation Alliance occupies Beijing, China, in a campaign to end the bloody Boxer Rebellion in China.
  • September 13 » Filipino insurgents defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine–American War.
  • October 25 » The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1897 » Howard Deering Johnson, American businessman, founded Howard Johnson's († 1972)
• 1900 » Anni Frind, German lyric soprano († 1987)
• 1900 » Willie Kamm, American baseball player and manager († 1988)
• 1901 » Jascha Heifetz, Lithuanian-born American violinist and educator († 1987)
• 1902 » John Tonkin, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Western Australia († 1995)
• 1902 » Newbold Morris, American lawyer and politician († 1966)