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Birthday July 28, 1893

• The temperature on July 28, 1893 was about 16.8 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 13 » The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting.
  • February 28 » The USSIndiana, the lead ship of her class and the first battleship in the United States Navy comparable to foreign battleships of the time, is launched.
  • April 1 » The rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established.
  • July 11 » A revolution led by the liberal general and politician José Santos Zelaya takes over state power in Nicaragua.
  • August 1 » Henry Perky patents shredded wheat.
  • September 19 » In New Zealand, the Electoral Act of 1893 is consented to by the governor, giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1887 » Marcel Duchamp, French-American painter and sculptor († 1968)
• 1887 » Willard Price, Canadian-American journalist and author († 1983)
• 1893 » Rued Langgaard, Danish organist and composer († 1952)
• 1896 » Barbara La Marr, American actress and screenwriter († 1926)
• 1898 » Lawrence Gray, American actor († 1970)
• 1901 » Freddie Fitzsimmons, American baseball player, coach, and manager († 1979)