Genealogy Van Raam » Marretje Griffioen (1888-????)

Birthday September 11, 1888

• The temperature on September 11, 1888 was about 11.7 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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.
  • May 13 » With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery.
  • August 5 » Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008.
  • August 21 » The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
  • October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
  • October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
  • October 30 » The Rudd Concession is granted by Matabeleland to agents of Cecil Rhodes.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1884 » Sudhamoy Pramanick, Indian activist and politician († 1974)
• 1885 » D. H. Lawrence, English novelist, poet, playwright, and critic († 1930)
• 1885 » Herbert Stothart, American composer and conductor († 1949)
• 1891 » William Thomas Walsh, American historian, author, and educator († 1949)
• 1893 » Douglas Hawkes, English-Greek racing driver and engineer († 1974)
• 1895 » Vinoba Bhave, Indian philosopher and Gandhian, Bharat Ratna Awardee († 1982)