1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 30, Kings, New York; Roll: 1069; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0557; FHL microfilm: 1241069 / Ancestry.com
New York, State Census, 1905, Ancestry.com, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: A.D. 21 E.D. 27; City: Manhattan; County: New York; Page: 38 / Ancestry.com
New York, State Census, 1925, Ancestry.com, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 09; Assembly District: 01; City: Schenectady Ward 12; County: Schenectady; Page: 2 / Ancestry.com
1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1930; Census Place: Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; Roll: 1646; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0076; Image: 687.0; FHL microfilm: 2341380 / Ancestry.com
1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1910; Census Place: Meriden Ward 3, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: T624_138; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0353; FHL microfilm: 1374151 / Ancestry.com
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Ancestry.com, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for New York State, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 2555973; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 14 / Ancestry.com
The temperature on January 30, 1886 was about 4.9 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. Source: KNMI
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.
May 1 » Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the Haymarket affair in Chicago, in commemoration of which May 1 is celebrated as International Workers' Day in many countries.
May 4 » Haymarket affair: A bomb is thrown at policemen trying to break up a labor rally in Chicago, United States, killing eight and wounding 60. The police fire into the crowd.
June 10 » Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continue for three months creating a large, 17km long fissure across the mountain peak.
August 31 » The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.
November 27 » German judge Emil Hartwich sustains fatal injuries in a duel, which would become the background for Theodor Fontane's Effi Briest.
November 30 » The Folies Bergère stages its first revue.
Day of marriage July 29, 1914
The temperature on July 29, 1914 was between 13.0 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
April 24 » The Franck–Hertz experiment, a pillar of quantum mechanics, is presented to the German Physical Society.
August 3 » World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
November 2 » World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles are subsequently closed.
November 5 » World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire.
November 7 » The German colony of Kiaochow Bay and its centre at Tsingtao are captured by Japanese forces.
November 15 » Harry Turner becomes the first player to die from game-related injuries in the "Ohio League", the direct predecessor to the National Football League.
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