Family tree Overmars » wilhelmina Catharina Tiernigo (1870-????)

Birthday September 22, 1870

• The temperature on September 22, 1870 was about 9.6 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
• In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • January 23 » In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in what becomes known as the Marias Massacre.
  • February 15 » Stevens Institute of Technology is founded in New Jersey, USA and offers the first Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering.
  • August 2 » Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.
  • August 18 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought.
  • September 19 » Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city will hold out for over four months before surrendering.
  • October 27 » Franco-Prussian War: Marshal Bazaine surrenders to Prussian forces at the conclusion of the Siege of Metz along with 140,000 French soldiers.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1862 » Anastasios Charalambis, Greek lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of Greece († 1949)
• 1868 » Louise McKinney, Canadian educator and politician († 1931)
• 1870 » Arthur Pryor, American trombonist, composer, and bandleader († 1942)
• 1870 » Charlotte Cooper, English-Scottish tennis player († 1966)
• 1875 » Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Lithuanian painter and composer († 1911)
• 1876 » André Tardieu, French journalist and politician, 67th Prime Minister of France († 1945)