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Day of marriage September 6, 1873

• The temperature on September 6, 1873 was about 14.9 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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 July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
• In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • January 17 » A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, part of the Modoc War.
  • June 18 » Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
  • July 21 » At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West.
  • August 2 » The Clay Street Hill Railroad begins operating the first cable car in San Francisco's famous cable car system.
  • August 4 » American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed.
  • October 9 » A meeting at the U.S. Naval Academy establishes the U.S. Naval Institute.

Day of death January 17, 1915

• The temperature on January 17, 1915 was between 1.0 °C and 5.8 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1915: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
  • January 13 » The 6.7 M_w  Avezzano earthquake shakes the Province of L'Aquila in Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 29,978–32,610.
  • January 17 » Russia defeats Ottoman Turkey in the Battle of Sarikamish during the Caucasus Campaign of World War I.
  • February 12 » In Washington, D.C., the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place.
  • February 19 » World War I: The first naval attack on the Dardanelles begins when a strong Anglo-French task force bombards Ottoman artillery along the coast of Gallipoli.
  • May 22 » Lassen Peak erupts with a powerful force, the only volcano besides Mount St. Helens to erupt in the contiguous U.S. during the 20th century.
  • May 23 » World War I: Italy joins the Allies, fulfilling its part of the Treaty of London.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1903 » Ignaz Wechselmann, Hungarian architect and philanthropist (b. 1828)
• 1908 » Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1835)
• 1909 » Francis Smith, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819)
• 1911 » Francis Galton, English polymath, anthropologist, and geographer (b. 1822)
• 1927 » Juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860)
• 1930 » Gauhar Jaan, One of the first performers to record music on 78 rpm records in India. (b. 1873)