From Castles to America » Samuel Daniel Rupert (1869-????)

Birthday June 12, 1869

• The temperature on June 12, 1869 was about 16.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. 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 1869: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • January 27 » Boshin War: Tokugawa rebels establish the Ezo Republic in Hokkaidō.
  • February 5 » The largest alluvial gold nugget in history, called the "Welcome Stranger", is found in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia.
  • May 4 » The Naval Battle of Hakodate is fought in Japan.
  • July 10 » Gävle, Sweden, is largely destroyed in a fire; 80% of its 10,000 residents are left homeless.
  • October 5 » The Saxby Gale devastates the Bay of Fundy region in Canada.
  • November 22 » In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1858 » Harry Johnston, English botanist and explorer († 1927)
• 1858 » Henry Scott Tuke, English painter and photographer († 1929)
• 1861 » William Attewell, English cricketer and umpire († 1927)
• 1864 » Frank Chapman, American ornithologist, photographer, and author († 1945)
• 1877 » Thomas C. Hart, American admiral and politician († 1971)