Genealogy Van Tunen » Maria Cecilia Gijzen (1875-????)

Birthday January 14, 1875

• The temperature on January 14, 1875 was about 7.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
• In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • March 3 » The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette.
  • May 1 » Alexandra Palace reopens after being burned down in a fire in 1873.
  • July 9 » The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans.
  • August 25 » Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
  • October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
  • October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1869 » Robert Fournier-Sarlovèze, French polo player and politician († 1937)
• 1870 » George Pearce, Australian carpenter and politician († 1952)
• 1875 » Albert Schweitzer, French-Gabonese physician and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate († 1965)
• 1882 » Hendrik Willem van Loon, Dutch-American historian and journalist († 1944)
• 1883 » Nina Ricci, Italian-French fashion designer († 1970)
• 1886 » Hugh Lofting, English author and poet, created Doctor Dolittle († 1947)