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April 4, 1892Source: Wikipedia Historical context
Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)- In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.
- Edward Emerson Barnard discovers D/1892 T1, the first comet discovered by photographic means, on the night of October 13?14.
- The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited by students in many US public schools, as part of a celebration marking the 400th anniversary of Columbus's voyage.
Weather
The temperature on April 5, 1892 was about 13.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%.
Source: Delpher (Koninklijke Bibliotheek Newspapers from April 5, 1892 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Leeuwarder courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Bataviaasch nieuwsblad
Born on April 5
- 1816 » Samuel Freeman Miller, U.S. Supreme Court Justice († 1890)
- 1872 » Samuel Cate Prescott, American food scientist and microbiologist († 1962)
- 1908 » Bette Davis, American actress († 1989)
- 1929 » Ivar Giaever, Norwegian physicist, Nobel laureate
- 1941 » Jon Kyl, American politician
- 1954 » Stan Ridgway, American musician (Wall of Voodoo)
- 1978 » Franziska van Almsick, German swimmer
- 1979 » Timo Hildebrand, German footballer
Died on April 5
- 1168 » Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)
- 1695 » George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, English writer (b. 1633)
- 1697 » King Charles XI of Sweden (b. 1655)
- 1975 » Chiang Kai-shek, 1st President of the Republic of China (b. 1887)
- 1976 » Howard Hughes, American aviator (b. 1905)
- 1991 » Sonny Carter, American astronaut (b. 1947)
- 2007 » Darryl Stingley, American football player (b. 1951)
- 2007 » Maria Gripe, Swedish writer (b. 1923)
Names that were popular for boys in 1892
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Hendrikus
- Arie
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1892
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Neeltje
- Geertruida