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Birthday September 16, 1870

• The temperature on September 16, 1870 was about 16.1 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%. 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 3 » Construction work begins on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, United States.
  • February 23 » Reconstruction Era: Post-U.S. Civil War military control of Mississippi ends and it is readmitted to the Union.
  • March 16 » The first version of the overture fantasy Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky receives its première performance.
  • June 22 » The United States Department of Justice is created by the U.S. Congress.
  • September 3 » Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23.
  • September 4 » Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1875 » James Cash Penney, American businessman and philanthropist, founded J. C. Penney († 1971)
• 1876 » Marvin Hart, American boxer († 1931)
• 1877 » Jacob Schick, American-Canadian inventor and businessman, founded Schick Razors († 1937)
• 1878 » Karl Albiker, German sculptor, lithographer, and educator († 1961)