Family tree Klavers » Hendrik Wijerts (1889-????)

Birthday September 24, 1889

• The temperature on September 24, 1889 was about 11.4 °C. There was 11 mm of rain. The air pressure was 22 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • March 23 » The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, British India.
  • May 11 » An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor.
  • May 31 » Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
  • October 24 » Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration, effectively starting the federation process in Australia.
  • November 11 » The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States.
  • November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1884 » Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist († 1963)
• 1885 » Artur Lemba, Estonian pianist, composer, and educator († 1963)
• 1890 » A. P. Herbert, English author and playwright († 1971)
• 1890 » Mike González, Cuban baseball player, coach, and manager († 1977)
• 1892 » Adélard Godbout, Canadian agronomist and politician, 15th Premier of Québec († 1956)
• 1893 » Blind Lemon Jefferson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1929)