Dreyer Tree » Jon James Pieternella Maria (Jon James Pieternella Maria ) O`Neil (1879-????)

Birthday April 17, 1879

• The temperature on April 17, 1879 was about 12.1 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 49%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • February 14 » The War of the Pacific breaks out when the Chilean Army occupies the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.
  • March 29 » Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.
  • April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
  • May 14 » The first group of 463 Indian indentured laborers arrives in Fiji aboard the Leonidas.
  • May 31 » Gilmore's Garden in New York City is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue.
  • October 8 » War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos.

Source: Wikipedia

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