Family tree Weening » Frederik Dagobert Koose (1899-????)

Birthday May 13, 1899

• The temperature on May 13, 1899 was about 11.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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.
  • March 27 » Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
  • March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
  • June 12 » New Richmond tornado: The eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
  • July 29 » The First Hague Convention is signed.
  • November 2 » The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.
  • December 11 » Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1894 » Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, Icelandic politician, 2nd President of Iceland († 1972)
• 1895 » Nandor Fodor, Hungarian-American psychologist, parapsychologist, and author († 1964)
• 1901 » Murilo Mendes, Brazilian poet and telegrapher († 1975)
• 1904 » Louis Duffus, Australian-South African cricketer and journalist († 1984)
• 1905 » Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th President of India († 1977)
• 1907 » Daphne du Maurier, English novelist and playwright († 1989)