Olson's Tree » Joseph Regnold (1839-1918)

Day of marriage November 24, 1866

• The temperature on November 24, 1866 was about 7.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
• From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
• In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • January 18 » Wesley College is established in Melbourne, Australia.
  • April 4 » Alexander II of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Dmitry Karakozov in the city of Saint Petersburg.
  • May 1 » The Memphis Race Riots begin. In three days time, 46 blacks and two whites were killed. Reports of the atrocities influenced passage of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
  • June 2 » The Fenians defeat Canadian forces at Ridgeway and Fort Erie, but the raids end soon after.
  • July 28 » At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue (of Abraham Lincoln).
  • September 22 » The Battle of Curupayty is Paraguay's only significant victory in the Paraguayan War.

Day of death May 1, 1918

• The temperature on May 1, 1918 was between 4.0 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
  • January 12 » The Minnie Pit Disaster coal mining accident occurs in Halmer End, Staffordshire, in which 155 men and boys die.
  • March 12 » Moscow becomes the capital of Russia again after Saint Petersburg held this status for most of the period since 1713.
  • March 16 » Finnish Civil War: Battle of Länkipohja is infamous for its bloody aftermath as the Whites executed 70–100 capitulated Reds.
  • March 23 » First World War: On the third day of the German Spring Offensive, the 10th Battalion of the Royal West Kent Regiment is annihilated with many of the men becoming prisoners of war
  • August 13 » Women enlist in the United States Marine Corps for the first time. Opha May Johnson is the first woman to enlist.
  • November 12 » Austria becomes a republic. After the proclamation, a coup attempt by the communist Red Guard is defeated by the social-democratic Volkswehr.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1899 » Ludwig Büchner, German physiologist and physician (b. 1824)
• 1904 » Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer and academic (b. 1841)
• 1913 » John Barclay Armstrong, American lieutenant (b. 1850)
• 1920 » Princess Margaret of Connaught (b. 1882)
• 1935 » Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (b. 1889)
• 1943 » Johan Oscar Smith, Norwegian religious leader, founded the Brunstad Christian Church (b. 1871)