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Birthday October 8, 1892

• The temperature on October 8, 1892 was about 8.4 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1892: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 15 » James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball.
  • June 30 » The Homestead Strike begins near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • July 8 » St. John's, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892.
  • September 8 » The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited.
  • September 22 » Lindal Railway Incident, providing inspiration for "The Lost Special" by A.C. Doyle and the TV serial Lost.
  • October 21 » Opening ceremonies for the World's Columbian Exposition are held in Chicago, though because construction was behind schedule, the exposition did not open until May 1, 1893.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1889 » R. Fraser Armstrong, Canadian engineer († 1983)
• 1890 » Eddie Rickenbacker, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient († 1973)
• 1890 » Philippe Thys, Belgian cyclist († 1971)
• 1890 » Snuffy Browne, Barbadian cricketer († 1964)
• 1892 » Marina Tsvetaeva, Russian poet and author († 1941)
• 1893 » Clarence Williams, American pianist and composer († 1965)