Parentele of Geurt Jacobs » Lubberta Johanna Beernink (1889-????)

Birthday September 9, 1889

• The temperature on September 9, 1889 was about 15.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • May 31 » Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
  • June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
  • June 26 » Bangui is founded by Albert Dolisie and Alfred Uzac in what was then the upper reaches of the French Congo.
  • August 4 » The Great Fire of Spokane, Washington destroys some 32 blocks of the city, prompting a mass rebuilding project.
  • September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
  • November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1885 » Miriam Licette, English soprano and educator († 1969)
• 1887 » Alf Landon, American lieutenant, banker, and politician, 26th Governor of Kansas († 1987)
• 1890 » Colonel Sanders, American businessman, founded KFC († 1980)
• 1894 » Arthur Freed, American composer and producer († 1973)
• 1894 » Bert Oldfield, Australian cricketer and soldier († 1976)
• 1894 » Humphrey Mitchell, Canadian trade union leader and politician, 14th Canadian Minister of Labour († 1950)