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Birthday October 20, 1899

• The temperature on October 20, 1899 was about 16.8 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
  • March 27 » Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
  • March 30 » German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights.
  • September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
  • November 2 » The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1895 » Rex Ingram, American actor († 1969)
• 1897 » Yi Un, South Korean general († 1970)
• 1900 » Ismail al-Azhari, Sudanese politician, 3rd President of Sudan († 1969)
• 1900 » Wayne Morse, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician († 1974)
• 1901 » Adelaide Hall, American-English singer, actress, and dancer († 1993)
• 1901 » Frank Churchill, American film composer († 1942)