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Birthday September 5, 1900

• The temperature on September 5, 1900 was about 12.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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.
  • March 7 » The German liner SSKaiser Wilhelm der Grosse becomes the first ship to send wireless signals to shore.
  • March 13 » British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, during the Second Boer War.
  • March 16 » Sir Arthur Evans purchased the land around the ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete.
  • June 20 » Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army begins a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Beijing, China.
  • August 14 » The Eight-Nation Alliance occupies Beijing, China, in a campaign to end the bloody Boxer Rebellion in China.
  • August 16 » The Battle of Elands River during the Second Boer War ends after a 13-day siege is lifted by the British. The battle had begun when a force of between 2,000 and 3,000 Boers had surrounded a force of 500 Australians, Rhodesians, Canadians and British soldiers at a supply dump at Brakfontein Drift.

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• 1899 » Helen Creighton, Canadian author and educator († 1989)
• 1899 » Humphrey Cobb, American author and screenwriter († 1944)
• 1901 » Florence Eldridge, American actress († 1988)
• 1901 » Mario Scelba, Italian politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Italy († 1991)
• 1902 » Darryl F. Zanuck, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 1979)
• 1902 » Jean Dalrymple, American playwright, producer, manager, and publicist († 1998)