Genealogy Van Eck op Goeree Overflakkee » Arie van RIJS (1886-????)

Birthday March 13, 1886

• The temperature on March 13, 1886 was about -3.9 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. 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 year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • March 27 » Geronimo, Apache warrior, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
  • April 8 » William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
  • July 3 » The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
  • July 4 » The Canadian Pacific Railway's first scheduled train from Montreal arrives in Port Moody on the Pacific coast, after six days of travel.
  • August 31 » The 7.0 M_w  Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.
  • October 28 » President Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1883 » Enrico Toselli, Italian pianist and composer († 1926)
• 1884 » Hugh Walpole, New Zealand-English author and educator († 1941)
• 1886 » Albert William Stevens, American captain and photographer († 1949)
• 1886 » Home Run Baker, American baseball player and manager († 1963)
• 1888 » Paul Morand, French author and diplomat († 1976)
• 1890 » Fritz Busch, German conductor and director († 1951)