Database Van Broekhoven » Lodevicus Jacobus de Bruijn (1884-????)

Birthday September 21, 1884

• The temperature on September 21, 1884 was about 18.3 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
• In the year 1884: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • March 27 » A mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, attacks members of a jury which had returned a verdict of manslaughter in what was seen as a clear case of murder; over the next few days the mob would riot and eventually destroy the courthouse.
  • May 31 » The arrival at Plymouth of Tāwhiao, King of Maoris, to claim the protection of Queen Victoria.
  • July 3 » Dow Jones & Company publishes its first stock average.
  • October 6 » The Naval War College of the United States is founded in Rhode Island.
  • October 14 » George Eastman receives a U.S. Government patent on his new paper-strip photographic film.
  • October 22 » The International Meridian Conference designates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the world's prime meridian.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1874 » Gustav Holst, English composer and educator († 1934)
• 1878 » Peter McWilliam, Scottish-English footballer and manager († 1951)
• 1882 » Geevarghese Ivanios, Indian metropolitan († 1953)
• 1884 » Dénes Kőnig, Hungarian mathematician and theorist († 1944)
• 1890 » Charles William Train, English sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient († 1965)
• 1890 » Max Immelmann, German lieutenant and pilot († 1916)