Family tree Uriot » Johann Carl Friederich Reitema (1898-????)

Birthday April 10, 1898

• The temperature on April 10, 1898 was about 12.8 °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…!.
  • June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
  • August 13 » Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.
  • September 2 » Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.
  • October 18 » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.
  • November 5 » Negrese nationalists revolt against Spanish rule and establish the short-lived Republic of Negros.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1893 » Otto Steinböck, Austrian zoologist († 1969)
• 1894 » Ben Nicholson, British painter († 1982)
• 1897 » Prafulla Chandra Sen, Indian accountant and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of West Bengal († 1990)
• 1900 » Arnold Orville Beckman, American chemist, inventor, and philanthropist († 2004)
• 1901 » Dhananjay Ramchandra Gadgil, Indian economist († 1971)
• 1903 » Clare Turlay Newberry, American author and illustrator († 1970)