Eijsermans family tree » Hendrikus Johannes Borghaerts (1871-????)

Birthday April 14, 1871

• The temperature on April 14, 1871 was about 6.7 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-southeast. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. 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 Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • January 19 » Franco-Prussian War: In the Siege of Paris, Prussia wins the Battle of St. Quentin. Meanwhile, the French attempt to break the siege in the Battle of Buzenval will end unsuccessfully the following day.
  • March 21 » Otto von Bismarck is appointed as the first Chancellor of the German Empire.
  • March 26 » The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.
  • May 21 » Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi Bahnen on Mount Rigi.
  • July 29 » The Connecticut Valley Railroad opens between Old Saybrook, Connecticut and Hartford, Connecticut in the United States.
  • October 12 » The British in India enact the Criminal Tribes Act, naming many local communities "Criminal Tribes".

Source: Wikipedia

• 1866 » Anne Sullivan, American educator († 1936)
• 1868 » Peter Behrens, German architect, designed the AEG turbine factory († 1940)
• 1870 » Syd Gregory, Australian cricketer and coach († 1929)
• 1870 » Victor Borisov-Musatov, Russian painter and educator († 1905)
• 1872 » Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Indian-English scholar and translator († 1953)
• 1876 » Cecil Chubb, English barrister and one time owner of Stonehenge († 1934)