Family tree Vlastra » Jacobus Spaans (1900-)

Birthday May 24, 1900

• The temperature on May 24, 1900 was about 12.4 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 1900: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 23 » Second Boer War: The Battle of Spion Kop between the forces of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State and British forces ends in a British defeat.
  • March 7 » The German liner SSKaiser Wilhelm der Grosse becomes the first ship to send wireless signals to shore.
  • March 18 » AFC Ajax Amsterdam, The Netherlands's biggest and most successful football club, was founded.
  • May 17 » Second Boer War: British troops relieve Mafeking.
  • June 9 » Indian nationalist Birsa Munda dies of cholera in a British prison.
  • November 7 » Second Boer War: Battle of Leliefontein, a battle during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1899 » Henri Michaux, Belgian-French poet and painter († 1984)
• 1899 » Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player († 1938)
• 1900 » Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor and screenwriter († 1984)
• 1901 » José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer and manager († 1968)
• 1902 » Lionel Conacher, Canadian football player and politician († 1954)
• 1902 » Sylvia Daoust, Canadian sculptor († 2004)