Family tree Van den Berg/van der Werf » Anna Maria van den Berg (1898-????)

Birthday February 15, 1898

• The temperature on February 15, 1898 was about 8.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 15 » The battleship USSMaine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing 274. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.
  • May 8 » The first games of the Italian football league system are played.
  • June 17 » The United States Navy Hospital Corps is established.
  • July 1 » Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
  • July 8 » The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
  • August 12 » The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1893 » Roman Najuch, Polish professional tennis player († 1967)
• 1896 » Arthur Shields, Irish republican and actor († 1970)
• 1897 » Gerrit Kleerekoper, Jewish-Dutch gymnast and coach († 1943)
• 1898 » Totò, Italian actor, singer, and screenwriter († 1967)
• 1899 » Gale Sondergaard, Danish-American actress († 1985)
• 1899 » Georges Auric, French composer († 1983)