Genealogische data Golse Genen » Frans van Ewijk (1873-????)

Birthday January 6, 1873

• The temperature on January 6, 1873 was about 8.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 25 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. 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)
• From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
• In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • March 22 » The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.
  • May 20 » Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets.
  • July 21 » At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West.
  • August 4 » American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed.
  • August 23 » Albert Bridge in Chelsea, London opens.
  • September 15 » Franco-Prussian War: The last Imperial German Army troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1870 » Gustav Bauer, German journalist and politician, 11th Chancellor of Germany († 1944)
• 1872 » Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer († 1915)
• 1874 » Fred Niblo, American actor, director, and producer († 1948)
• 1878 » Adeline Genée, Danish-born British ballerina († 1970)
• 1878 » Carl Sandburg, American poet and historian († 1967)
• 1880 » Tom Mix, American cowboy and actor († 1940)