Family tree Van der Waal » george nicolaas DAMME (1899-????)

Birthday September 15, 1899

• The temperature on September 15, 1899 was about 12.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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 4 » The Philippine–American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
  • 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.
  • February 22 » Filipino forces led by General Antonio Luna launch counterattacks for the first time against the American forces during the Philippine–American War. The Filipinos fail to regain Manila from the Americans.
  • June 7 » American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas.
  • 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.

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• 1894 » Chic Harley, American football player († 1974)
• 1895 » Magda Lupescu, mistress and later wife of King Carol II of Romania (d.1977)
• 1897 » Merle Curti, American historian and author († 1997)
• 1898 » J. Slauerhoff, Dutch poet and author († 1936)
• 1901 » Donald Bailey, English engineer, designed Bailey bridge († 1985)
• 1903 » Roy Acuff, American singer-songwriter and fiddler († 1992)