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Birthday April 9, 1899

• The temperature on April 9, 1899 was about 8.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. 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 17 » The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
  • March 30 » German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights.
  • October 11 » The Second Boer War erupts in South Africa between the British-ruled Cape Colony, and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and Orange Free State.
  • 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

• 1897 » John B. Gambling, American radio host († 1974)
• 1898 » Curly Lambeau, American football player and coach († 1965)
• 1898 » Paul Robeson, American singer, actor, and activist († 1976)
• 1900 » Allen Jenkins, American actor and singer († 1974)
• 1901 » Jean Bruchési, Canadian historian and author († 1979)
• 1901 » Paul Willis, American actor and director († 1960)