Family tree Verstraten Kappelle » Johannes ter Beek (1899-????)

Birthday September 1, 1899

• The temperature on September 1, 1899 was about 16.1 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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 1 » Spanish rule ends in Cuba.
  • March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
  • April 18 » The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
  • June 12 » New Richmond tornado: The eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
  • 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.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1895 » Engelbert Zaschka, German engineer and designer, invented the Human-powered aircraft († 1955)
• 1896 » A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Indian religious leader, founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness († 1977)
• 1897 » Andy Kennedy, Irish footballer († 1963)
• 1898 » Violet Carson, English actress and singer († 1983)
• 1899 » Richard Arlen, American actor († 1976)
• 1902 » Kazimierz Dąbrowski, Polish psychiatrist and psychologist († 1980)