Bevolkingsreconstructie Wesuwe » Maria Thecla Meyer (1884-1885)

Christening day December 4, 1884

• The temperature on December 4, 1884 was about 8.5 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 32 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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 1884: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • January 4 » The Fabian Society is founded in London, United Kingdom.
  • February 19 » More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.
  • March 27 » A mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, attacks members of a jury which had returned a verdict of manslaughter in what was seen as a clear case of murder; over the next few days the mob would riot and eventually destroy the courthouse.
  • May 1 » Moses Fleetwood Walker becomes the first black person to play in a professional baseball game in the United States.
  • May 31 » The arrival at Plymouth of Tāwhiao, King of Maoris, to claim the protection of Queen Victoria.
  • August 5 » The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor.

Day of death January 23, 1885

• The temperature on January 23, 1885 was about -3.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. 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.
  • February 23 » Sino-French War: French Army gains an important victory in the Battle of Đồng Đăng in the Tonkin region of Vietnam.
  • March 23 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Phu Lam Tao near Hưng Hóa, northern Vietnam.
  • March 26 » The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada.
  • April 30 » Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.
  • July 1 » The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
  • September 22 » Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to the Irish Home Rule movement.

Day of burial January 26, 1885

• The temperature on January 26, 1885 was about -7.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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.
  • March 14 » The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.
  • September 6 » Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria, thus accomplishing Bulgarian unification.
  • September 12 » Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional Association football.
  • November 17 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: The decisive Battle of Slivnitsa begins.
  • November 28 » Bulgarian victory in the Serbo-Bulgarian War preserves the Unification of Bulgaria.
  • December 28 » Indian National Congress, a political party of India, is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India.

Source: Wikipedia

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