Genealogieën vanuit de Antwerpse Rupelstreek » Alfons Eugeen Van Meirhaeghe - De Meester (1889-????)

Birthday May 27, 1889

• The temperature on May 27, 1889 was about 24.7 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 42%. 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 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • January 15 » The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta.
  • June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
  • July 8 » The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
  • September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
  • November 14 » Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days.
  • November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1884 » Max Brod, Czech journalist, author, and composer († 1968)
• 1887 » Frank Woolley, English cricketer († 1978)
• 1888 » Louis Durey, French composer († 1979)
• 1891 » Claude Champagne, Canadian violinist, pianist, and composer († 1965)
• 1891 » Jaan Kärner, Estonian poet and author († 1958)
• 1894 » Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French physician and author († 1961)