Genealogy Richard Remmé, The Hague, Netherlands » Harold Saunderson (1888-????)

Birthday December 8, 1888

• The temperature on December 8, 1888 was about 1.2 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
• 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 1888: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • March 20 » The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.
  • April 6 » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
  • May 12 » In Southeast Asia, the North Borneo Chartered Company's territories become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
  • August 21 » The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
  • September 8 » Isaac Peral's submarine is first tested.
  • October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1884 » Francis Balfour, English colonel and politician († 1965)
• 1886 » Diego Rivera, Mexican painter and educator († 1957)
• 1890 » Bohuslav Martinů, Czech-American pianist and composer († 1959)
• 1892 » Marcus Lee Hansen, American historian, author, and academic († 1938)
• 1894 » E. C. Segar, American cartoonist, created Popeye († 1938)
• 1894 » James Thurber, American humorist and cartoonist († 1961)