Genealogieën Bex/Vromen/Overhof(f)/Herings » Joannes Leonardus HERINGS (1889-> 1893)

Birthday June 11, 1889

• The temperature on June 11, 1889 was about 18.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. 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.
  • February 22 » President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
  • April 22 » At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
  • May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
  • May 11 » An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor.
  • 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

• 1881 » Mordecai Kaplan, Lithuanian rabbi, founded Reconstructionist Judaism († 1983)
• 1881 » Spiros Xenos, Greek-Swedish painter († 1963)
• 1888 » Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian-American anarchist and convicted criminal († 1927)
• 1889 » Hugo Wieslander, Swedish decathlete († 1976)
• 1894 » Kiichiro Toyoda, Japanese businessman, founded Toyota († 1952)
• 1895 » Nikolai Bulganin, Soviet politician († 1975)