Family tree Chodzynski » Leendert Meijndert (1896-1966)

Birthday November 5, 1896

• The temperature on November 5, 1896 was about -0.1 °C. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • March 1 » Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
  • March 2 » The Battle of Adwa: The Italian Army defeated by the Ethiopian Army in Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia.
  • March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
  • April 15 » Closing ceremony of the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens, Greece.
  • August 27 » Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
  • September 22 » Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1892 » J. B. S. Haldane, English-Indian geneticist and biologist († 1964)
• 1893 » Raymond Loewy, French-American engineer and designer († 1986)
• 1894 » Beardsley Ruml, American economist and statistician († 1960)
• 1895 » Charles MacArthur, American playwright and screenwriter († 1956)
• 1895 » Walter Gieseking, French-German pianist and composer († 1956)
• 1899 » Margaret Atwood Judson, American historian and author († 1991)