Genealogy Nieuwpoort in de Alblasserwaard » Arij in 't VELD (1890-????)

Birthday January 24, 1890

• The temperature on January 24, 1890 was about 6.5 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 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 1890: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • January 25 » Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days.
  • March 4 » The longest bridge in Great Britain, the Forth Bridge in Scotland, measuring 1,710 feet (520m) long, is opened by the Duke of Rothesay, later King Edward VII.
  • July 1 » Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable.
  • July 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Antitrust Act.
  • October 1 » Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress.
  • December 29 » Wounded Knee Massacre on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, 300 Lakota are killed by the United States 7th Cavalry Regiment.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1888 » Ernst Heinkel, German engineer and businessman, founded the Heinkel Aircraft Manufacturing Company († 1958)
• 1888 » Vicki Baum, Austrian author and screenwriter († 1960)
• 1889 » Charles Hawes, American historian and author († 1923)
• 1889 » Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke, German general of paratroop forces during World War II († 1968)
• 1889 » Victor Eftimiu, Romanian poet and playwright († 1972)
• 1891 » Walter Model, German field marshal († 1945)