Vennik family tree » Leendert Beekenkamp (1899-1899)

Birthday October 21, 1899

• The temperature on October 21, 1899 was about 3.3 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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.
  • February 4 » The Philippine–American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
  • May 8 » The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play.
  • July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
  • November 28 » The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.
  • 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.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1894 » Edogawa Ranpo, Japanese author and critic († 1965)
• 1895 » Edna Purviance, American actress († 1958)
• 1895 » Paavo Johansson, Finnish javelin thrower and decathlete († 1983)
• 1896 » Esther Shumiatcher-Hirschbein, Russian-Canadian poet and screenwriter (d.1985)
• 1898 » Eduard Pütsep, Estonian wrestler and actor († 1960)
• 1900 » Andrée Boisson, French Olympic fencer († 1973)