Family tree Van Britsom en Bax » Johannes de Waal (1900-)

Birthday June 11, 1900

• The temperature on June 11, 1900 was about 21.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. 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 2 » American statesman and diplomat John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China.
  • April 14 » The Exposition Universelle begins.
  • 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 25 » The Taoist monk Wang Yuanlu discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts, a cache of ancient texts that are of great historical and religious significance, in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China.
  • September 8 » Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.
  • September 13 » Filipino insurgents defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine–American War.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1897 » Ram Prasad Bismil, Indian activist, founded the Hindustan Republican Association († 1927)
• 1897 » Reg Latta, Australian rugby league player († 1970)
• 1899 » Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese novelist and short story writer Nobel Prize laureate († 1972)
• 1901 » Benny Wearing, Australian rugby league player († 1968)
• 1901 » Cap Fear, Canadian football player and rower († 1978)
• 1902 » Eric Fraser, British illustrator and graphic designer († 1983)