Genealogieën vanuit de Antwerpse Rupelstreek » Petrus Eduardus Vertommen (1875-????)

Birthday October 31, 1875

• The temperature on October 31, 1875 was about 1.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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.
  • January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
  • February 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
  • March 3 » The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette.
  • March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
  • 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 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1875 » Eugene Meyer, American businessman and publisher († 1954)
• 1875 » Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian lawyer, freedom fighter and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India († 1950)
• 1876 » Natalie Clifford Barney, American poet and playwright († 1972)
• 1879 » Karel Hašler, Czech actor, director, and composer († 1941)
• 1880 » Julia Peterkin, American author († 1961)
• 1880 » Mikhail Tomsky, Soviet politician, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union († 1936)