De familie Van der Woerd van de Veluwe, vanaf ca. 1650 tot heden. » Gerrit van der Woerd (1870-????)

Birthday April 11, 1870

• The temperature on April 11, 1870 was about 13.0 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%. 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 3 » The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing voting rights to male citizens regardless of race.
  • February 15 » Stevens Institute of Technology is founded in New Jersey, USA and offers the first Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering.
  • July 15 » Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory are transferred to Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company, and the province of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories are established from these vast territories.
  • July 18 » The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility.
  • August 16 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
  • December 12 » Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1864 » Johanna Elberskirchen, German author and activist († 1943)
• 1866 » Bernard O'Dowd, Australian journalist, author, and poet († 1953)
• 1867 » Mark Keppel, American educator († 1928)
• 1869 » Gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor, designed the Nobel Peace Prize medal († 1943)
• 1871 » Gyula Kellner, Hungarian runner († 1940)
• 1873 » Edward Lawson, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient († 1955)