Genealogy Romeijnders » Anna van Waardenburg (1872-????)

Birthday June 10, 1872

• The temperature on June 10, 1872 was about 10.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
• From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
• In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • February 22 » The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
  • March 5 » George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
  • April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
  • November 9 » The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
  • November 30 » The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.
  • December 9 » In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African-American governor of a U.S. state.

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• 1862 » Mrs. Leslie Carter, American actress († 1937)
• 1863 » Louis Couperus, Dutch author and poet († 1923)
• 1864 » Ninian Comper, Scottish architect († 1960)
• 1865 » Frederick Cook, American physician and explorer († 1940)
• 1880 » André Derain, French painter and sculptor († 1954)
• 1882 » Nils Økland, Norwegian Esperantist and teacher († 1969)