Gelders Archief te Arnhem, BS Geboorte Burgerlijke stand Gelderland, dubbelen, Apeldoorn, archief 207, inventarisnummer 6615, 15-11-1872, Apeldoorn, aktenummer 370
Haags Gemeentearchief te Den Haag, BS Overlijden Ambtenaar van de burgerlijke stand van de gemeente 's-Gravenhage, 's-Gravenhage, archief 335-01, inventarisnummer 1705, 16-04-1951, Overlijdensakten Den Haag, aktenummer B841
Gelders Archief te Arnhem, BS Huwelijk Burgerlijke stand Gelderland, dubbelen, Apeldoorn, archief 207, inventarisnummer 6584, 07-12-1895, Apeldoorn, aktenummer 181
The temperature on November 15, 1872 was about 3.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
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).
February 20 » The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
February 22 » The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
March 5 » George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
March 11 » Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
March 22 » Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
May 22 » Reconstruction Era: President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act into law, restoring full civil and political rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers.
Day of marriage December 7, 1895
The temperature on December 7, 1895 was about 2.4 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
January 13 » First Italo-Ethiopian War: the war's opening battle, the Battle of Coatit, occurs; it is an Italian victory.
February 1 » Fountains Valley, Pretoria, the oldest nature reserve in Africa, is proclaimed by President Paul Kruger.
May 25 » Playwright, poet and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
August 31 » German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his navigable balloon.
November 5 » George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile.
December 28 » The Lumière brothers perform for their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines.
Day of death April 15, 1951
The temperature on April 15, 1951 was between -0.9 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.3 hours of sunshine (74%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 6 » The Broker, a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train derails near Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. The accident kills 85 people and injures over 500 more. The wreck is one of the worst rail disasters in American history.
May 3 » The United States Senate Committee on Armed Services and United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations begin their closed door hearings into the relief of Douglas MacArthur by U.S. President Harry Truman.
September 1 » The United States, Australia and New Zealand sign a mutual defense pact, called the ANZUS Treaty.
November 2 » Canada in the Korean War: A platoon of The Royal Canadian Regiment defends a vital area against a full battalion of Chinese troops in the Battle of the Song-gok Spur. The engagement lasts into the early hours the next day.
December 22 » The Selangor Labour Party is founded in Selangor, Malaya.
December 31 » Cold War: The Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than US$13.3 billion in foreign aid to rebuild Western Europe.
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