Genealogy James/Finley, Cottell/Brabrook » Charlotte Grimstead (1797-1881)

Day of death January 19, 1881

• The temperature on January 19, 1881 was about -7.5 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • February 24 » China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty.
  • February 27 » First Boer War: The Battle of Majuba Hill takes place.
  • March 13 » Alexander II of Russia is assassinated.
  • May 12 » In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate.
  • June 28 » The Austro–Serbian Alliance of 1881 is secretly signed.
  • November 7 » Mapuche rebels attack the Chilean settlement of Nueva Imperial, as defenders fled to the hills and the settlement was effectively destroyed.

Source: Wikipedia

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