Genealogy Visser, van der Horst, Baas, van Steenis » Maria Aletta van Tuijl (1868-????)

Birthday August 1, 1868

• The temperature on August 1, 1868 was about 21.7 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 43%. 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 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
• 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 1868: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • June 1 » The Treaty of Bosque Redondo is signed, allowing the Navajo to return to their lands in Arizona and New Mexico.
  • September 23 » Grito de Lares ("Lares Revolt") occurs in Puerto Rico against Spanish rule.
  • October 7 » Cornell University holds opening day ceremonies; initial student enrollment is 412, the highest at any American university to that date.
  • November 2 » Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally.
  • November 4 » Camagüey, Cuba, revolts against Spain during the Ten Years' War.
  • December 24 » The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1860 » Bazil Assan, Romanian engineer and explorer († 1918)
• 1861 » Sammy Jones, Australian cricketer († 1951)
• 1865 » Isobel Lilian Gloag, English painter († 1917)
• 1871 » John Lester, American cricketer and soccer player († 1969)
• 1877 » George Hackenschmidt, Estonian-English wrestler and strongman († 1968)