Genealogische data Golse Genen » Gerard van Gennip (1868-????)

Birthday November 25, 1868

• The temperature on November 25, 1868 was about 6.1 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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.
  • January 3 » Meiji Restoration in Japan: The Tokugawa shogunate is abolished; agents of Satsuma and Chōshū seize power.
  • February 2 » Pro-Imperial forces captured Osaka Castle from the Tokugawa shogunate and burned it to the ground.
  • March 5 » Mefistofele, an opera by Arrigo Boito, receives its premiere performance at La Scala.
  • June 23 » Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer".
  • July 25 » The Wyoming Territory is established.
  • November 3 » John Willis Menard (R-Louisiana) was the first African American elected to the United States Congress. Because of an electoral challenge, he was never seated.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1868 » Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse († 1937)
• 1869 » Ben Lindsey, American lawyer and judge († 1934)
• 1870 » Maurice Denis, French painter of Les Nabis movement († 1943)
• 1870 » Winthrop Ames, American director, producer, and playwright († 1937)