Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Heinrich Anton Exel (1861-1928)

Christening day February 16, 1861

• The temperature on February 16, 1861 was about 7.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
• From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
• In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • January 19 » American Civil War: Georgia joins South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama in declaring secession from the United States.
  • February 1 » American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States.
  • March 30 » Discovery of the chemical elements: Sir William Crookes announces his discovery of thallium.
  • April 27 » American President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus.
  • October 9 » American Civil War: Union troops repel a Confederate attempt to capture Fort Pickens.
  • November 1 » American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as the commander of the Union Army, replacing General Winfield Scott.

Day of marriage April 4, 1885

• The temperature on April 4, 1885 was about 3.8 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. 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 year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • January 17 » A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.
  • February 5 » King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
  • March 26 » The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada.
  • April 2 » Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
  • May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
  • December 22 » Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan.

Day of death December 9, 1928

• The temperature on December 9, 1928 was between -3.3 °C and 3.9 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
  • April 12 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, takes off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
  • July 7 » Sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the inventor's 48th birthday) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri.
  • September 17 » The Okeechobee hurricane strikes southeastern Florida, killing more than 2,500 people.
  • September 18 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel.
  • September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
  • October 28 » The "Indonesia Raya", now the national anthem, is first played during the Second Indonesian Youth Congress.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1924 » Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer and educator (b. 1854)
• 1930 » Rube Foster, American baseball player and manager (b. 1879)
• 1932 » Begum Rokeya, Bangladeshi social worker and author (b. 1880)
• 1932 » Karl Blossfeldt, German photographer, sculptor, and educator (b. 1865)
• 1935 » Walter Liggett, American journalist and activist (b. 1886)
• 1937 » Lilias Armstrong, English phonetician (b. 1882)