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Birthday November 15, 1886

• The temperature on November 15, 1886 was about 6.8 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 1886: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • February 23 » Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of aluminium from the electrolysis of aluminium oxide, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister, Julia Brainerd Hall.
  • March 1 » The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham.
  • March 29 » John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta.
  • May 5 » The Bay View massacre: A militia fires into a crowd of protesters in Milwaukee, killing seven.
  • July 3 » Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.
  • October 28 » President Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.

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• 1882 » Felix Frankfurter, Austrian-American lawyer and jurist († 1965)
• 1886 » René Guénon, French-Egyptian philosopher and author († 1951)
• 1887 » Georgia O'Keeffe, American painter and educator († 1986)
• 1887 » Marianne Moore, American poet, critic, and translator († 1972)
• 1888 » Artie Matthews, American pianist and composer († 1958)
• 1890 » Richmal Crompton, English author and educator († 1969)