Hobbs family tree » Catherine Ferguson Baxter (1889-????)

Birthday April 13, 1889

• The temperature on April 13, 1889 was about 4.9 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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.
  • February 22 » President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
  • April 22 » At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
  • May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
  • June 3 » The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
  • October 24 » Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration, effectively starting the federation process in Australia.
  • November 11 » The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1887 » Gordon S. Fahrni, Canadian physician and golfer († 1995)
• 1889 » Herbert Yardley, American cryptologist and author († 1958)
• 1890 » Dadasaheb Torne, Indian director and producer († 1960)
• 1890 » Frank Murphy, American jurist and politician, 56th United States Attorney General († 1949)
• 1891 » Maurice Buckley, Australian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient († 1921)
• 1891 » Nella Larsen, Danish/African-American nurse, librarian, and author († 1964)