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Birthday November 15, 1887

• The temperature on November 15, 1887 was about -2.6 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. 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 1887: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • February 8 » The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
  • April 4 » Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States.
  • June 8 » Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
  • June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
  • September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
  • November 13 » Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.

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• 1886 » René Guénon, French-Egyptian philosopher and author († 1951)
• 1887 » Georgia O'Keeffe, American painter and educator († 1986)
• 1887 » Marianne Moore, American poet, critic, and translator († 1972)
• 1888 » Artie Matthews, American pianist and composer († 1958)
• 1890 » Richmal Crompton, English author and educator († 1969)
• 1891 » W. Averell Harriman, American businessman and politician, 11th United States Secretary of Commerce († 1986)