Family tree Van 't Schip, Van Schip, Van het Schip » Willem Johannes Brouwer (1899-1899)

Birthday November 27, 1899

• The temperature on November 27, 1899 was about 10.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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.
  • April 18 » The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
  • July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
  • 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

• 1894 » Katherine Milhous, American author and illustrator († 1977)
• 1894 » Konosuke Matsushita, Japanese businessman, founded Panasonic († 1989)
• 1898 » Fredric Warburg, English author and publisher († 1981)
• 1900 » Jovette Bernier, Canadian journalist, author, and radio show host († 1981)
• 1901 » Ted Husing, American sportscaster († 1962)
• 1903 » Lars Onsager, Norwegian-American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1976)