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Day of marriage June 8, 1899

• The temperature on June 8, 1899 was about 17.2 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. 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 17 » The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
  • January 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
  • February 2 » The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.
  • February 4 » The Philippine–American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
  • September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
  • December 11 » Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.

Day of death April 26, 1913

• The temperature on April 26, 1913 was between 7.6 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 10.1 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
  • April 8 » The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, requiring direct election of Senators, becomes law.
  • June 23 » Second Balkan War: The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran.
  • October 31 » Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.
  • October 31 » The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.
  • November 9 » The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, the most destructive natural disaster ever to hit the lakes, reaches its greatest intensity after beginning two days earlier. The storm destroys 19 ships and kills more than 250 people.
  • December 23 » The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1895 » Eric Stenbock, Estonian-English author and poet (b. 1860)
• 1910 » Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian-French author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1832)
• 1915 » John Bunny, American actor (b. 1863)
• 1920 » Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and theorist (b. 1887)
• 1932 » William Lockwood, English cricketer (b. 1868)
• 1934 » Arturs Alberings, Latvian politician, former Prime Minister of Latvia (b. 1876)