Family tree Roelands-Boeren » Cornelia Lucia Anna Maria van Dooren (1898-????)

Birthday October 12, 1898

• The temperature on October 12, 1898 was about 9.5 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 99%. 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.
  • February 7 » Dreyfus affair: Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'Accuse…!.
  • April 20 » U.S. President William McKinley signed a joint resolution to Congress for declaration of war against Spain, beginning the Spanish–American War.
  • May 1 » Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron of the Spanish Navy after a seven-hour battle. Spain loses all seven of its ships, and 381 Spanish sailors die. There are no American vessel losses or combat deaths.
  • August 11 » Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
  • September 21 » Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China.
  • December 10 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict.

Source: Wikipedia

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