Database Schaap » Willem Jacobus Iken (1874-1875)
Personal data Willem Jacobus Iken
- He was born on August 8, 1874 in Wageningen, Gelderland, Nederland.
- He died on May 7, 1875 in Wageningen, Gelderland, Nederland.
- A child of Daniel Iken and Margaretha Schrieke
- This information was last updated on October 18, 2013.
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Birthday August 8, 1874
- The temperature on August 8, 1874 was about 17.0 °C. There was 14 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
- From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 21 » The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first edition.
- May 16 » A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.
- July 1 » The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale.
- July 8 » The Mounties begin their March West.
- November 7 » A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republican Party.
- December 29 » The military coup of Gen. Martinez Campos in Sagunto ends the failed First Spanish Republic and the monarchy is restored as Prince Alfonso is proclaimed King of Spain.
Day of death May 7, 1875
- The temperature on May 7, 1875 was about 17.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 22 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 52%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
- April 4 » Vltava, composed by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and also known by its German name Die Moldau, premiered in Prague.
- May 1 » Alexandra Palace reopens after being burned down in a fire in 1873.
- May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
- May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
- October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
Same birth/death day
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- 1879 » Bob Smith, American physician and surgeon, co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous († 1950)
- 1879 » Emiliano Zapata, Mexican general and politician († 1919)
- 1880 » Earle Page, Australian lawyer, academic, and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Australia († 1961)
- 1868 » Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1778)
- 1872 » Alexander Loyd, American carpenter and politician, 4th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)
- 1876 » William Buell Sprague, American clergyman, historian, and author (b. 1795)
- 1887 » C. F. W. Walther, German-American religious leader and theologian (b. 1811)
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- 1902 » Agostino Roscelli, Italian priest and saint (b. 1818)
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