Stambom Lagaaij / Lagaay » Wannetta Maria Ludovica Scheepers (1887-????)

Birthday March 13, 1887

• The temperature on March 13, 1887 was about -2.6 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
  • April 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
  • April 28 » A week after being arrested by the Prussian Secret Police, French police inspector Guillaume Schnaebelé is released on order of William I, German Emperor, defusing a possible war.
  • July 4 » The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi.
  • July 6 » David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
  • October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.

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• 1883 » Enrico Toselli, Italian pianist and composer († 1926)
• 1884 » Hugh Walpole, New Zealand-English author and educator († 1941)
• 1886 » Albert William Stevens, American captain and photographer († 1949)
• 1886 » Home Run Baker, American baseball player and manager († 1963)
• 1888 » Paul Morand, French author and diplomat († 1976)
• 1890 » Fritz Busch, German conductor and director († 1951)