Stadsarchief Amsterdam te Amsterdam, Bevolkingsregister 1874-1893 Deel: 1648, Periode: 1874-1893, Amsterdam, archief 5000, 11 mei 1862, Bevolkingsregister 1874-1893
Noord-Hollands Archief te Haarlem, BS Huwelijk burgerlijke stand van de gemeente Amsterdam, Archiefdeel van (dubbele) registers van huwelijken v..., Amsterdam, archief 358.6, inventarisnummer 1905, 06-03-1912, Huwelijksakten van de gemeente Amsterdam, 1912, aktenummer Reg. 6A fol. 20
The temperature on July 17, 1886 was about 20.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%. 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.
January 29 » Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.
February 23 » Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of aluminium from the electrolysis of aluminium oxide, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister, Julia Brainerd Hall.
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.
June 13 » A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
July 3 » The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
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.
Day of marriage March 6, 1912
The temperature on March 6, 1912 was between 3.9 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 7.0 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
February 14 » Arizona is admitted as the 48th and the last contiguous U.S. state.
June 8 » Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.
July 8 » Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro leads an unsuccessful royalist attack against the First Portuguese Republic in Chaves.
October 8 » The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire.
November 2 » Bulgaria defeats the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Lule Burgas, the bloodiest battle of the First Balkan War, which opens her way to Constantinople.
December 16 » First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli.
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