Family tree Bouwmeester omg. Epe » Wilhelmus de Beer (1827-1908)

Day of marriage November 5, 1860

• The temperature on November 5, 1860 was about 1.6 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. 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 March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
• From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
• In the year 1860: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
  • January 1 » The first Polish stamp is issued, replacing the Russian stamps previously in use.
  • April 3 » The first successful United States Pony Express run from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, begins.
  • May 18 » Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward, who later becomes the United States Secretary of State.
  • June 23 » The United States Congress establishes the Government Printing Office.
  • September 7 » Italian unification: Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Naples.
  • September 8 » The steamship PSLady Elgin sinks on Lake Michigan, with the loss of around 300 lives.

Day of death February 7, 1908

• The temperature on February 7, 1908 was between 1.2 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
  • April 1 » The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.
  • April 8 » Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.
  • June 27 » A group of Vietnamese tirailleurs conducts a failed attempt to poison the entire French army's garrison in the Hanoi Citadel with the aim to make way for Hoàng Hoa Thám's rebel army to capture Hanoi.
  • June 30 » The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia.
  • July 1 » SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.
  • July 26 » United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation).

Source: Wikipedia

• 1891 » Marie Louise Andrews, American story writer and journalist (b. 1849)
• 1897 » Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist and engineer (b. 1847)
• 1919 » William Halford, English-American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1841)
• 1920 » Alexander Kolchak, Russian admiral and explorer (b. 1874)
• 1920 » Charles Langelier, Canadian journalist, judge, and politician (b. 1850)
• 1921 » John J. Gardner, American politician (b. 1845)