Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Stephan Joseph He(i)nrich Esders (1873-1911)

Christening day February 20, 1873

• The temperature on February 20, 1873 was about 1.8 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 78 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)
• 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).
• In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • April 1 » The White Star steamer RMSAtlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547 in one of the worst marine disasters of the 19th century.
  • May 9 » Der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds the Long Depression.
  • July 1 » Prince Edward Island joins into Canadian Confederation.
  • July 21 » At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West.
  • August 4 » American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed.
  • September 18 » The bank Jay Cooke & Company declares bankruptcy, contributing to the Panic of 1873.

Day of death January 24, 1911

• The temperature on January 24, 1911 was between -1.5 °C and 4.4 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • January 26 » Glenn Curtiss flies the first successful American seaplane.
  • January 30 » The destroyer USSTerry makes the first airplane rescue at sea saving the life of Douglas McCurdy ten miles from Havana, Cuba.
  • May 9 » The works of Gabriele D'Annunzio are placed in the Index of Forbidden Books by the Vatican.
  • July 7 » The United States, UK, Japan, and Russia sign the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 banning open-water seal hunting, the first international treaty to address wildlife preservation issues.
  • September 23 » Pilot Earle Ovington makes the first official airmail delivery in America under the authority of the United States Post Office Department
  • November 3 » Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.

Day of burial January 28, 1911

• The temperature on January 28, 1911 was between 0.2 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • January 29 » Mexican Revolution: Mexicali is captured by the Mexican Liberal Party, igniting the Magonista rebellion of 1911.
  • May 9 » The works of Gabriele D'Annunzio are placed in the Index of Forbidden Books by the Vatican.
  • May 15 » More than 300 Chinese immigrants are killed in the Torreón massacre when the forces of the Mexican Revolution led by Emilio Madero take the city of Torreón from the Federales.
  • May 31 » The RMS Titanic is launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
  • August 29 » Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California.
  • October 13 » Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1881 » James Collinson, English painter (b. 1825)
• 1883 » Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (b. 1812)
• 1895 » Lord Randolph Churchill, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1849)
• 1920 » Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1884)
• 1939 » Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician, created Muesli (b. 1867)
• 1943 » John Burns, English trade union leader and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1858)