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Birthday April 5, 1900

• The temperature on April 5, 1900 was about 6.4 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 16 » The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands.
  • April 15 » Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U.S. infantry and begin a four-day siege of Catubig, Philippines.
  • May 17 » The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.
  • May 23 » American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863.
  • June 9 » Indian nationalist Birsa Munda dies of cholera in a British prison.
  • June 17 » Boxer Rebellion: Western Allied and Japanese forces capture the Taku Forts in Tianjin, China.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1899 » Alfred Blalock, American surgeon and academic († 1964)
• 1900 » Herbert Bayer, Austrian-American graphic designer, painter, and photographer († 1985)
• 1900 » Roman Steinberg, Estonian wrestler († 1928)
• 1900 » Spencer Tracy, American actor († 1967)
• 1901 » Chester Bowles, American diplomat and ambassador († 1986)
• 1901 » Curt Bois, German actor († 1991)