Family tree Van Vorsselen » Gijsbertus Martinus Potjens (1899-????)

Birthday January 14, 1899

• The temperature on January 14, 1899 was about 6.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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.
  • February 14 » Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
  • March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
  • May 30 » Pearl Hart, a female outlaw of the Old West, robs a stage coach 30 miles southeast of Globe, Arizona.
  • July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
  • September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
  • December 2 » Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1894 » Ecaterina Teodoroiu, Romanian soldier and nurse († 1917)
• 1896 » John Dos Passos, American novelist, poet, and playwright († 1970)
• 1897 » Hasso von Manteuffel, German general and politician († 1978)
• 1899 » Carlos P. Romulo, Filipino soldier and politician, President of the United Nations General Assembly († 1985)
• 1901 » Alfred Tarski, Polish-American mathematician and philosopher († 1983)
• 1901 » Bebe Daniels, American actress († 1971)