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Day of marriage December 21, 1901

• The temperature on December 21, 1901 was between -0.5 °C and 1.2 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. 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 Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
  • March 1 » The Australian Army is formed.
  • June 11 » The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand are extended by the UK to include the Cook Islands.
  • July 24 » O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
  • August 21 » Six hundred American school teachers, Thomasites, arrived in Manila on the USAT Thomas.
  • September 2 » Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.
  • September 7 » The Boxer Rebellion in Qing dynasty (modern-day China) officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol.

Day of death April 27, 1918

• The temperature on April 27, 1918 was between 7.9 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 5.5 mm of rain. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
  • January 28 » Finnish Civil War: The Red Guard rebels seize control of the capital, Helsinki; members of the Senate of Finland go underground.
  • January 29 » Ukrainian–Soviet War: An armed uprising organized by the Bolsheviks in anticipation of the encroaching Red Army begins at the Kiev Arsenal, which will be put down six days later.
  • February 3 » The Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco, California begins service as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world at 11,920 feet (3,633 meters) long.
  • July 4 » World War I: The Battle of Hamel, a successful attack by the Australian Corps against German positions near the town of Le Hamel on the Western Front.
  • October 11 » The 7.1 M_w San Fermín earthquake shakes Puerto Rico. The quake and resulting tsunami kill up to 116 people.
  • November 23 » Heber J. Grant succeeds Joseph F. Smith as the seventh president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1915 » Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1872)
• 1915 » John Labatt, Canadian businessman (b. 1838)
• 1932 » Hart Crane, American poet (b. 1899)
• 1936 » Karl Pearson, English mathematician and academic (b. 1857)
• 1937 » Antonio Gramsci, Italian sociologist, linguist, and politician (b. 1891)
• 1938 » Edmund Husserl, Czech mathematician and philosopher (b. 1859)