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Birthday August 22, 1899

• The temperature on August 22, 1899 was about 19.2 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 1899: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 19 » Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is formed.
  • February 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
  • February 16 » Iceland's first football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, is founded.
  • March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
  • May 8 » The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play.
  • June 7 » American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1896 » Laurence McKinley Gould, American geologist, educator, and polar explorer († 1995)
• 1897 » Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer and educator († 1965)
• 1900 » Lisy Fischer, Swiss-born pianist and child prodigy († 1999)
• 1902 » Edward Rowe Snow, American historian and author († 1982)
• 1902 » Leni Riefenstahl, German actress, film director and propagandist († 2003)
• 1902 » Thomas Pelly, American lawyer and politician († 1973)