Family tree Van Dijk » Maria Anna Verhoeven (1899-????)

Birthday August 10, 1899

• The temperature on August 10, 1899 was about 23.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 41%. 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.
  • February 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
  • March 27 » Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
  • July 11 » Fiat founded by Giovanni Agnelli in Turin, Italy.
  • July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
  • September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
  • November 2 » The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1897 » Jack Haley, American actor and singer († 1979)
• 1897 » John W. Galbreath, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Darby Dan Farm († 1988)
• 1900 » Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, New Zealand physician and politician, 11th Governor-General of New Zealand († 1994)
• 1902 » Arne Tiselius, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1971)
• 1902 » Curt Siodmak, German-English author and screenwriter († 2000)
• 1902 » Norma Shearer, Canadian-American actress († 1983)