Family tree of Spijk and her many ancestors » Adolf Kornelis Dijkstra (1899-????)

Birthday June 30, 1899

• The temperature on June 30, 1899 was about 16.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. 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.
  • July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
  • September 13 » Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
  • September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
  • 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 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

• 1892 » Pierre Blanchar, Algerian-French actor and director († 1963)
• 1893 » Walter Ulbricht, German soldier and politician († 1973)
• 1895 » Heinz Warneke, German-American sculptor and educator († 1983)
• 1899 » Madge Bellamy, American actress († 1990)
• 1905 » John Van Ryn, American tennis player († 1999)
• 1906 » Anthony Mann, American actor and director († 1967)