Family tree Weening » Hendrik Venema (1899-????)

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 1 » Spanish rule ends in Cuba.
  • January 19 » Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is formed.
  • 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.
  • February 22 » Filipino forces led by General Antonio Luna launch counterattacks for the first time against the American forces during the Philippine–American War. The Filipinos fail to regain Manila from the Americans.
  • July 26 » Ulises Heureaux, the 27th President of the Dominican Republic, is assassinated.
  • 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

• 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)