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Birthday February 13, 1888

• The temperature on February 13, 1888 was about 2.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 22 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 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 1888: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • March 11 » The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
  • May 12 » In Southeast Asia, the North Borneo Chartered Company's territories become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
  • August 5 » Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008.
  • August 21 » The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
  • October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
  • October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1885 » Bess Truman, American wife of Harry S. Truman, 35th First Lady of the United States († 1982)
• 1887 » Géza Csáth, Hungarian playwright and critic († 1919)
• 1888 » Georgios Papandreou, Greek lawyer, economist, and politician, 162nd Prime Minister of Greece († 1968)
• 1889 » Leontine Sagan, Austrian actress and director († 1974)
• 1891 » Grant Wood, American painter and academic († 1942)
• 1891 » Kate Roberts, Welsh author and activist († 1985)