Genealogy Damen » n.n. van Heijningen (1871)

Birthday March 22, 1871

• The temperature on March 22, 1871 was about 14.8 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
• In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • January 3 » In the Battle of Bapaume, an engagement in the Franco-Prussian War, General Louis Faidherbe's forces bring about a Prussian retreat.
  • February 17 » The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
  • March 26 » The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.
  • March 29 » Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria.
  • May 21 » Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi Bahnen on Mount Rigi.
  • August 29 » Emperor Meiji orders the abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871).

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• 1873 » Ernest Lawson, Canadian-American painter († 1939)
• 1880 » Ernest C. Quigley, Canadian-American football player and coach († 1960)
• 1884 » Arthur H. Vandenberg, American journalist and politician († 1951)