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Birthday March 30, 1870

• The temperature on March 30, 1870 was about 4.7 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
• In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • February 3 » The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing voting rights to male citizens regardless of race.
  • March 30 » Texas is readmitted to the United States Congress following Reconstruction.
  • July 15 » Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory are transferred to Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company, and the province of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories are established from these vast territories.
  • August 18 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought.
  • August 24 » The Wolseley expedition reaches Manitoba to end the Red River Rebellion.
  • September 19 » Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city will hold out for over four months before surrendering.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1863 » Mary Calkins, American philosopher and psychologist († 1930)
• 1864 » Franz Oppenheimer, German-American sociologist and economist († 1943)
• 1874 » Charles Lightoller, English 2nd officer on the RMS Titanic († 1952)
• 1874 » Josiah McCracken, American hammer thrower, shot putter, and football player († 1962)
• 1874 » Nicolae Rădescu, Romanian general and politician, Prime Minister of Romania († 1953)
• 1875 » Thomas Xenakis, Greek-American gymnast († 1942)