Het Grote Driessen Boek » Mary Caroline Madeline Hotton (1872-????)

Birthday October 25, 1872

• The temperature on October 25, 1872 was about 8.4 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
• From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
• In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • February 20 » The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
  • March 16 » The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
  • May 10 » Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.
  • June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
  • November 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
  • December 4 » The crewless American brigantine Mary Celeste, drifting in the Atlantic, is discovered by the Canadian brig Dei Gratia. The ship has been abandoned for nine days but is only slightly damaged. Her master Benjamin Briggs and all nine others known to have been on board are never accounted for.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1874 » Huang Xing, Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman († 1916)
• 1874 » Victor Sonnemans, Belgian water polo player († 1962)
• 1875 » Arthur Birkett, British cricketer († 1941)
• 1875 » Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, American author and educator († 1961)