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Day of marriage June 6, 1888

• The temperature on June 6, 1888 was about 16.2 °C. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. 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 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
• 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 1888: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • April 6 » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
  • August 14 » An audio recording of English composer Arthur Sullivan's "The Lost Chord", one of the first recordings of music ever made, is played during a press conference introducing Thomas Edison's phonograph in London, England.
  • October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
  • October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
  • October 21 » Foundation of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.
  • December 22 » The Christmas Meeting of 1888, considered to be the official start of the Faroese independence movement.

Day of death July 12, 1917

• The temperature on July 12, 1917 was between 7.8 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 13.5 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • January 9 » World War I: The Battle of Rafa is fought near the Egyptian border with Palestine.
  • March 8 » International Women's Day protests in St. Petersburg mark the beginning of the February Revolution (February 23rd in the Julian calendar).
  • May 19 » The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK is founded.
  • June 23 » In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
  • July 20 » World War I: The Corfu Declaration, which leads to the creation of the post-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia, is signed by the Yugoslav Committee and Kingdom of Serbia.
  • December 2 » World War I: Russia and the Central Powers sign an armistice at Brest-Litovsk, and peace talks leading to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk begin.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1910 » Charles Rolls, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (b. 1887)
• 1926 » Charles Wood Irish composer (b. 1866)
• 1926 » Gertrude Bell, English archaeologist and spy (b. 1868)
• 1929 » Robert Henri, American painter and educator (b. 1865)
• 1931 » Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
• 1934 » Ole Evinrude, Norwegian-American inventor and businessman, invented the outboard motor (b. 1877)