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April 8, 1855Died on Monday April 9, 1855
- Andries Frederik Dreyer (54), farm dist. Queenstown E Cape South Africa
- Wöstemeier (0), Wesuwe, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Angélique Joseph Hecq (63), Boussu, Hainaut, Belgique
- Arie Koster, Laren
- Alice GALLEZ (36), Quarégnon, 7390, Hainaut, Wallonie, Belgique
- Adriana Schoones (0), Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Andries Johannes van der Walt (73), Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Abraham LEENHOUTS (44), Yzendijke(ZE)
- Antje Bregman (15), Zijpe
- Alexander Hollingsworth (54), Schuyler County, Illinois
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 9, 1855 at Delpher
Born on April 9
- 1835 » Leopold II of Belgium († 1909)
- 1835 » Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore († 1913)
- 1846 » Paolo Tosti, Italian-English composer and educator († 1916)
- 1848 » Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz, Spanish Augustinian Recollect priest and saint († 1906)
- 1865 » Charles Proteus Steinmetz, Polish-American mathematician and engineer († 1923)
- 1865 » Erich Ludendorff, German general and politician († 1937)
- 1867 » Charles Winckler, Danish tug of war competitor, discus thrower, and shot putter († 1932)
- 1867 » Chris Watson, Chilean-Australian journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Australia († 1941)
- 1872 » Léon Blum, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France († 1950)
- 1875 » Jacques Futrelle, American journalist and author († 1912)
Died on April 9
- 1804 » Jacques Necker, Swiss-French politician, Chief Minister to the French Monarch (b. 1732)
- 1806 » William V, stadtholder of the Dutch Republic (b. 1748)
- 1872 » Erastus Corning, American businessman and politician (b. 1794)
- 1876 » Charles Goodyear, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1804)
- 1882 » Dante Gabriel Rossetti, English poet and painter (b. 1828)
- 1889 » Michel Eugène Chevreul, French chemist and academic (b. 1786)
- 1909 » Helena Modjeska, Polish-American actress (b. 1840)
- 1915 » Raymond Whittindale, English rugby player (b. 1883)
- 1917 » James Hope Moulton, English philologist and scholar (b. 1863)
- 1922 » Hans Fruhstorfer, German entomologist and explorer (b. 1866)
Names that were popular for boys in 1855
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Franciscus
- Joseph
- Hendrikus
- Dirk
- Wilhelmus
Names that were popular for girls in 1855
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Elizabeth
- Jacoba
- Trijntje
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Petronella
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1855
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- January 28 » A locomotive on the Panama Canal Railway runs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean for the first time.
- February 22 » The Pennsylvania State University is founded in State College, Pennsylvania (as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania).
- March 30 » Origins of the American Civil War: "Border Ruffians" from Missouri invade Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature.
- June 28 » Sigma Chi fraternity is founded in North America.
- July 1 » Signing of the Quinault Treaty: The Quinault and the Quileute cede their land to the United States.
- September 29 » The Philippine port of Iloilo is opened to world trade by the Spanish administration.
The weather on Monday April 9, 1855
The temperature on April 9, 1855 was about 5.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 89%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI