Family tree De Jong/Konings » Marijnus de Jong (1882-????)

Birthday October 19, 1882

• The temperature on October 19, 1882 was about 10.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • March 4 » Britain's first electric trams run in east London.
  • March 24 » Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.
  • June 6 » The Shewan forces of Menelik II of Ethiopia defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo. The Shewans capture Negus Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, and their victory leads to a Shewan hegemony over the territories south of the Abay River.
  • September 5 » The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
  • October 16 » The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business.
  • December 16 » Wales and England contest the first Home Nations (now Six Nations) rugby union match.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1873 » Jaap Eden, Dutch speed skater and cyclist († 1925)
• 1876 » Mihkel Pung, Estonian lawyer and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs († 1941)
• 1876 » Mordecai Brown, American baseball player, coach, and manager († 1945)
• 1879 » Emma Bell Miles, American writer, poet, and artist († 1919)
• 1882 » Umberto Boccioni, Italian painter and sculptor († 1916)
• 1885 » Charles E. Merrill, American banker and philanthropist, co-founded Merrill Lynch Wealth Management († 1956)