Smith and Wilson family tree » Sarah Elizabeth McMahon (1889-1959)

Birthday September 15, 1889

• The temperature on September 15, 1889 was about 12.7 °C. The air pressure was 20 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 48%. 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 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • January 22 » Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
  • April 22 » At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
  • May 11 » An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor.
  • June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
  • September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
  • November 15 » Brazil is declared a republic by Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca as Emperor Pedro II is deposed in a military coup.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1888 » Antonio Ascari, Italian race car driver († 1925)
• 1889 » Claude McKay, Jamaican-American poet and author († 1948)
• 1889 » Robert Benchley, American humorist, newspaper columnist, and actor († 1945)
• 1890 » Agatha Christie, English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright († 1976)
• 1890 » Ernest Bullock, English organist and composer († 1979)
• 1890 » Sonja Branting-Westerståhl, Swedish lawyer († 1981)