Genealogy Meulendijk / Molendijk » Francina de WAAL (1870-????)

Birthday March 11, 1870

• The temperature on March 11, 1870 was about 3.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. 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.
  • January 10 » John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.
  • January 23 » In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in what becomes known as the Marias Massacre.
  • February 27 » The current flag of Japan is first adopted as the national flag for Japanese merchant ships.
  • August 16 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
  • August 24 » The Wolseley expedition reaches Manitoba to end the Red River Rebellion.
  • October 2 » A plebiscite held in Rome, supports annexation of city of Rome by the Kingdom of Italy.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1863 » Andrew Stoddart, English cricketer and rugby player († 1915)
• 1870 » Louis Bachelier, French mathematician and theorist († 1946)
• 1872 » Kathleen Clarice Groom, Australian-English author and screenwriter († 1954)
• 1873 » David Horsley, English-American film producer, co-founded Universal Studios († 1933)
• 1876 » Carl Ruggles, American pianist and composer († 1971)
• 1878 » Umegatani Tōtarō II, Japanese sumo wrestler († 1927)