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Birthday June 13, 1899

• The temperature on June 13, 1899 was about 12.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. 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 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
  • February 14 » Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
  • March 4 » Cyclone Mahina sweeps in north of Cooktown, Queensland, with a 12 metres (39ft) wave that reaches up to 5 kilometres (3.1mi) inland, killing over 300.
  • 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.
  • November 28 » The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1894 » Leo Kanner, Ukrainian-American psychiatrist and physician († 1981)
• 1897 » Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner and coach († 1973)
• 1899 » Carlos Chávez, Mexican composer, conductor, and journalist, founded the Mexican Symphonic Orchestra († 1978)
• 1901 » Tage Erlander, Swedish lieutenant and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Sweden († 1985)
• 1902 » Carolyn Eisele, American mathematician and historian († 2000)
• 1903 » Willard Harrison Bennett, American physicist and chemist († 1987)