Genealogy Van Raam » Marinus van Willigenburg (1893-????)

Birthday May 6, 1893

• The temperature on May 6, 1893 was about 12.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 42%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • February 28 » The USSIndiana, the lead ship of her class and the first battleship in the United States Navy comparable to foreign battleships of the time, is launched.
  • March 1 » Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.
  • April 1 » The rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established.
  • May 1 » The World's Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago.
  • August 27 » The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000–2,000 people.
  • September 19 » In New Zealand, the Electoral Act of 1893 is consented to by the governor, giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1895 » Fidél Pálffy, Hungarian soldier and politician, Hungarian Minister of Agriculture († 1946)
• 1895 » Júlio César de Mello e Souza, Brazilian mathematician and author († 1974)
• 1895 » Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor († 1926)
• 1896 » Rolf Maximilian Sievert, Swedish physicist and academic († 1966)
• 1897 » Paul Alverdes, German author and poet († 1979)
• 1898 » Konrad Henlein, Czech soldier and politician († 1945)