Dreyer Tree » Gert Christoffel Snyman (1870-????)

Birthday April 1, 1870

• The temperature on April 1, 1870 was about 10.2 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 38%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
• In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • February 15 » Stevens Institute of Technology is founded in New Jersey, USA and offers the first Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering.
  • July 1 » The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence.
  • July 19 » Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
  • August 8 » The Republic of Ploiești, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania.
  • September 1 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Sedan is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory.
  • September 20 » The Bersaglieri corps enter Rome through the Porta Pia, and complete the unification of Italy.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1866 » Ferruccio Busoni, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor († 1924)
• 1866 » William Blomfield, New Zealand cartoonist and politician († 1938)
• 1868 » Edmond Rostand, French poet and playwright († 1918)
• 1868 » Walter Mead, English cricketer († 1954)
• 1871 » F. Melius Christiansen, Norwegian-American violinist and conductor († 1955)
• 1873 » Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor († 1943)