Genealogy Thomas » Emma L Cross (1887-1973)

Birthday July 7, 1887

• The temperature on July 7, 1887 was about 13.1 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
• In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
  • June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
  • July 4 » The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi.
  • July 6 » David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
  • July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
  • September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1882 » Yanka Kupala, Belarusian poet and writer († 1941)
• 1884 » Lion Feuchtwanger, German author and playwright († 1958)
• 1884 » Toivo Kuula, Finnish conductor and composer († 1918)
• 1891 » Tadamichi Kuribayashi, Japanese general and poet († 1945)
• 1891 » Virginia Rappe, American model and actress († 1921)
• 1893 » Herbert Feis, American historian and author († 1972)