Genealogy Ploeg » Johannes Hendrikus Antonius Fortuin (1889-????)

Birthday November 16, 1889

• The temperature on November 16, 1889 was about 8.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
  • June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
  • August 4 » The Great Fire of Spokane, Washington destroys some 32 blocks of the city, prompting a mass rebuilding project.
  • September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
  • October 24 » Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration, effectively starting the federation process in Australia.
  • November 14 » Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1888 » Luis Cluzeau Mortet, Uruguayan pianist and composer († 1957)
• 1889 » Dietrich Kraiß, German general († 1944)
• 1889 » George S. Kaufman, American director, producer, and playwright († 1961)
• 1890 » Elpidio Quirino, 6th President of the Philippines († 1956)
• 1892 » Guo Moruo, Chinese historian, author, and poet († 1978)
• 1892 » Tazio Nuvolari, Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer († 1953)