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Birthday December 3, 1900

• The temperature on December 3, 1900 was about 1.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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.
  • February 27 » Second Boer War: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé at the Battle of Paardeberg.
  • April 15 » Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U.S. infantry and begin a four-day siege of Catubig, Philippines.
  • June 9 » Indian nationalist Birsa Munda dies of cholera in a British prison.
  • July 9 » The Federation of Australia is given royal assent.
  • August 3 » The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
  • November 7 » Second Boer War: Battle of Leliefontein, a battle during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1899 » Hayato Ikeda, Japanese politician, 58th Prime Minister of Japan († 1965)
• 1899 » Howard Kinsey, American tennis player († 1966)
• 1900 » Albert Hawke, Australian politician, 18th Premier of Western Australia († 1986)
• 1900 » Richard Kuhn, Austrian-German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1967)
• 1900 » Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountaineer († 2004)
• 1901 » Glenn Hartranft, American shot putter and discus thrower († 1970)