Genealogy Petroucic » Agnes Jonas (1879-????)

Birthday July 9, 1879

• The temperature on July 9, 1879 was about 13.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 26 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
• 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 1879: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • January 22 » The Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War results in a British defeat.
  • January 25 » The Bulgarian National Bank is founded.
  • August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
  • October 7 » Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance.
  • October 8 » War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos.
  • October 15 » The Segura river in southeastern Spain floods, killing 1077 people.

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• 1879 » Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician and parasitologist († 1934)
• 1879 » Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer and conductor († 1936)
• 1887 » James Ormsbee Chapin, American-Canadian painter and illustrator († 1975)
• 1887 » Samuel Eliot Morison, American admiral and historian († 1976)
• 1887 » Saturnino Herrán, Mexican painter († 1918)
• 1889 » Léo Dandurand, American-Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and referee († 1964)