Family tree Wim en Annelies de Leede » Elizabeth Maria Johanna Petronella Melchers (1889-????)

Birthday March 13, 1889

• The temperature on March 13, 1889 was about 8.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • January 30 » Archduke Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown, is found dead with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera in the Mayerling.
  • August 4 » The Great Fire of Spokane, Washington destroys some 32 blocks of the city, prompting a mass rebuilding project.
  • September 23 » Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) is founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda.
  • October 24 » Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration, effectively starting the federation process in Australia.
  • November 11 » The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States.
  • November 15 » Brazil is declared a republic by Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca as Emperor Pedro II is deposed in a military coup.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1884 » Hugh Walpole, New Zealand-English author and educator († 1941)
• 1886 » Albert William Stevens, American captain and photographer († 1949)
• 1886 » Home Run Baker, American baseball player and manager († 1963)
• 1888 » Paul Morand, French author and diplomat († 1976)
• 1890 » Fritz Busch, German conductor and director († 1951)
• 1892 » Janet Flanner, American journalist and author († 1978)