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Birthday October 25, 1902

• The temperature on October 25, 1902 was between 8.1 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 10.4 °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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
  • January 28 » The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
  • March 7 » Second Boer War: Boers, led by Koos de la Rey, inflict the biggest defeat upon the British since the beginning of the war, at Tweebosch.
  • May 8 » In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
  • May 31 » Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa.
  • July 17 » Willis Carrier creates the first air conditioner in Buffalo, New York.
  • December 10 » The opening of the reservoir of the Aswan Dam in Egypt.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1900 » Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian educator and activist († 1978)
• 1900 » Johan Greter, Dutch equestrian († 1975)
• 1902 » Carlo Gnocchi, Italian priest, educator and writer († 1956)
• 1902 » Eddie Lang, American jazz guitarist († 1933)
• 1902 » Henry Steele Commager, American historian and author († 1998)
• 1903 » Piet van der Horst, Dutch cyclist († 1983)