Family tree Wasserman » Maria Johanne Valke (1899-????)

Birthday August 22, 1899

• The temperature on August 22, 1899 was about 19.2 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 27 » Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
  • May 8 » The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play.
  • 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 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1896 » Laurence McKinley Gould, American geologist, educator, and polar explorer († 1995)
• 1897 » Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer and educator († 1965)
• 1900 » Lisy Fischer, Swiss-born pianist and child prodigy († 1999)
• 1902 » Edward Rowe Snow, American historian and author († 1982)
• 1902 » Leni Riefenstahl, German actress, film director and propagandist († 2003)
• 1902 » Thomas Pelly, American lawyer and politician († 1973)