Olson's Tree » George Grosvenor Coit (1873-1885)
Personal data George Grosvenor Coit
Source 1- He was born on September 29, 1873 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA.
- He died on October 5, 1885 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA, he was 12 years old.
- A child of George Douglass Coit and Frances Henrietta Dana
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Birthday September 29, 1873
- The temperature on September 29, 1873 was about 14.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. 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.
- January 17 » A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, part of the Modoc War.
- March 1 » E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical typewriter.
- March 10 » The first Azerbaijani play "The Adventures of the Vizier of the Khan of Lenkaran" prepared by Akhundov was performed by Hassan-bey Zardabi and dramatist and Najaf-bey Vezirov.
- April 4 » The Kennel Club is founded, the oldest and first official registry of purebred dogs in the world.
- August 2 » The Clay Street Hill Railroad begins operating the first cable car in San Francisco's famous cable car system.
- September 15 » Franco-Prussian War: The last Imperial German Army troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity.
Day of death October 5, 1885
- The temperature on October 5, 1885 was about 9.8 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 22 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 1 » Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
- 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.
- March 19 » Louis Riel declares a provisional government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion.
- March 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
- July 1 » The United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada.
- September 6 » Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria, thus accomplishing Bulgarian unification.
Same birth/death day
- 1864 » Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish philosopher and author († 1936)
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- 1880 » Liberato Pinto, Portuguese colonel and politician, 79th Prime Minister of Portugal († 1949)
- 1881 » Ludwig von Mises, Austrian-American economist, sociologist, and philosopher († 1973)
- 1882 » Lilias Armstrong, English phonetician († 1937)
- 1861 » Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish archbishop (b. 1778)
- 1880 » Jacques Offenbach, German-French cellist and composer (b. 1819)
- 1885 » Thomas C. Durant, American railroad tycoon (b. 1820)
- 1895 » Ralph Tollemache, English priest (b. 1826)
- 1913 » Hans von Bartels, German painter and educator (b. 1856)
- 1914 » Albert Solomon, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1876)
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