McKim-Rennie-Hawkridge-Nolan » Charles Pearson (1869-1949)

Christening day January 15, 1870

• The temperature on January 15, 1870 was about 7.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
• In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • February 15 » Stevens Institute of Technology is founded in New Jersey, USA and offers the first Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering.
  • March 1 » Marshal F. S. López dies during the Battle of Cerro Corá thus marking the end of the Paraguayan War.
  • June 26 » The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States.
  • August 8 » The Republic of Ploiești, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania.
  • September 6 » Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming becomes the first woman in the United States to cast a vote legally after 1807.
  • October 27 » Franco-Prussian War: Marshal Bazaine surrenders to Prussian forces at the conclusion of the Siege of Metz along with 140,000 French soldiers.

Day of marriage April 19, 1902

• The temperature on April 19, 1902 was between 6.4 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 11.4 hours of sunshine (81%). Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
  • February 27 » Second Boer War: Australian soldiers Harry "Breaker" Morant and Peter Handcock are executed in Pretoria after being convicted of war crimes.
  • August 9 » Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
  • October 24 » Guatemala's Santa María Volcano begins to erupt, becoming the third-largest eruption of the 20th century.
  • December 10 » The opening of the reservoir of the Aswan Dam in Egypt.
  • December 14 » The Commercial Pacific Cable Company lays the first Pacific telegraph cable, from San Francisco to Honolulu.
  • December 28 » The Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden.

Day of death April 5, 1949

• The temperature on April 5, 1949 was between 8.5 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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 year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
  • February 14 » The Knesset (parliament of Israel) convenes for the first time.
  • April 1 » Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Nationalist Party in Beijing, after three years of fighting.
  • May 9 » Rainier III becomes Prince of Monaco.
  • June 24 » The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, starring William Boyd, is aired on NBC.
  • August 5 » In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000.
  • November 18 » The Iva Valley Shooting occurs after the coal miners of Enugu in Nigeria go on strike over withheld wages; 21 miners are shot dead and 51 are wounded by police under the supervision of the British colonial administration of Nigeria.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1946 » Vincent Youmans, American composer and producer (b. 1898)
• 1947 » Bernhard Pankok, German painter, artist and architect (b. 1872)
• 1947 » Elis Strömgren, Swedish-Danish astronomer (b. 1870)
• 1948 » Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, American socialite and philanthropist (b. 1874)
• 1949 » Erich Zeigner, Prime Minister of Saxony (b. 1886)
• 1950 » Hiroshi Yoshida, Japanese painter (b. 1876)