Genealogy Harssema » (Stillborn) van der MEER (1876-1876)

Birthday January 10, 1876

• The temperature on January 10, 1876 was about -11.7 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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 1876: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • January 15 » The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
  • February 14 » Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray.
  • March 7 » Alexander Graham Bell is granted a patent for an invention he calls the "telephone".
  • March 10 » The first successful test of a telephone is made by Alexander Graham Bell.
  • June 17 » American Indian Wars: Battle of the Rosebud: 1,500 Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back General George Crook's forces at Rosebud Creek in Montana Territory.
  • August 1 » Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1873 » Algernon Maudslay, English sailor († 1948)
• 1873 » George Orton, Canadian runner and hurdler († 1958)
• 1873 » Jack O'Neill, Irish-American baseball player († 1935)
• 1875 » Issai Schur, German mathematician and academic († 1941)
• 1877 » Frederick Gardner Cottrell, American physical chemist, inventor and philanthropist († 1948)
• 1878 » John McLean, American hurdler, football player, and coach († 1955)