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Birthday October 15, 1900

• The temperature on October 15, 1900 was about 7.6 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 69%. 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.
  • April 15 » Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U.S. infantry and begin a four-day siege of Catubig, Philippines.
  • June 14 » The second German Naval Law calls for the Imperial German Navy to be doubled in size, resulting in an Anglo-German naval arms race.
  • July 2 » Jean Sibelius' Finlandia receives its première performance in Helsinki with the Helsinki Philharmonic Society conducted by Robert Kajanus.
  • 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.
  • November 7 » The People's Party is founded in Cuba.

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• 1897 » Johannes Sikkar, Estonian soldier and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile († 1960)
• 1899 » Adolf Brudes, Polish-German race car driver († 1986)
• 1899 » José Ramón Guizado, Panamanian politician, 17th President of Panama († 1964)
• 1900 » Mervyn LeRoy, American actor, director, and producer († 1987)
• 1901 » Enrique Jardiel Poncela, Spanish playwright and novelist († 1952)
• 1905 » C. P. Snow, English chemist and author († 1980)