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Birthday December 11, 1890

• The temperature on December 11, 1890 was about -2.1 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • January 25 » Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days.
  • March 4 » The longest bridge in Great Britain, the Forth Bridge in Scotland, measuring 1,710 feet (520m) long, is opened by the Duke of Rothesay, later King Edward VII.
  • July 1 » Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable.
  • October 11 » In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.
  • December 29 » Wounded Knee Massacre on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, 300 Lakota are killed by the United States 7th Cavalry Regiment.
  • December 30 » Following the Wounded Knee Massacre, the United States Army and Lakota warriors face off in the Drexel Mission Fight.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1884 » Piet Ooms, Dutch swimmer and water polo player († 1961)
• 1889 » Walter Knott, American farmer and businessman, founded Knott's Berry Farm († 1981)
• 1890 » Carlos Gardel, French-Argentinian singer-songwriter and actor († 1935)
• 1890 » Mark Tobey, American-Swiss painter and educator († 1976)
• 1893 » Leo Ornstein, Russian-American pianist and composer († 2002)
• 1897 » Ronald Skirth, English soldier († 1977)