Kolks Family Tree » Frederick Boeckmann (1889-????)

Birthday September 11, 1889

• The temperature on September 11, 1889 was about 18.3 °C. The airpressure was 77 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.
  • March 23 » The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, British India.
  • 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 11 » An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor.
  • June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
  • June 26 » Bangui is founded by Albert Dolisie and Alfred Uzac in what was then the upper reaches of the French Congo.
  • November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1884 » Sudhamoy Pramanick, Indian activist and politician († 1974)
• 1885 » D. H. Lawrence, English novelist, poet, playwright, and critic († 1930)
• 1885 » Herbert Stothart, American composer and conductor († 1949)
• 1891 » William Thomas Walsh, American historian, author, and educator († 1949)
• 1893 » Douglas Hawkes, English-Greek racing driver and engineer († 1974)
• 1895 » Vinoba Bhave, Indian philosopher and Gandhian, Bharat Ratna Awardee († 1982)