Family tree of Spijk and her many ancestors » Jacob Poot (1899-????)

Birthday September 18, 1899

• The temperature on September 18, 1899 was about 15.1 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. 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.
  • March 27 » Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
  • March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
  • May 8 » The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play.
  • July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
  • 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.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1895 » Jean Batmale, French footballer and manager († 1973)
• 1895 » John Diefenbaker, Canadian lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Canada († 1979)
• 1897 » Pablo Sorozábal, Spanish composer and conductor († 1988)
• 1900 » Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Mauritian philanthropist and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Mauritius († 1985)
• 1900 » Willis Laurence James, American violinist and educator († 1966)
• 1901 » Harold Clurman, American director and producer († 1980)