Family tree Brouwer - Koster » Willem van Giessen (1841-1897)

Day of marriage January 17, 1872

• The temperature on January 17, 1872 was about 2.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 20 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
• From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
• In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • February 20 » The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
  • March 16 » The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
  • June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
  • July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
  • November 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
  • December 9 » In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African-American governor of a U.S. state.

Day of death July 12, 1897

• The temperature on July 12, 1897 was about 20.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • February 1 » Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
  • February 28 » Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force.
  • June 16 » A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
  • September 11 » After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.
  • November 1 » The first Library of Congress building opens its doors to the public; the library had previously been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol.
  • December 30 » The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1870 » John A. Dahlgren, American admiral (b. 1809)
• 1892 » Alexander Cartwright, American firefighter, invented baseball (b. 1820)
• 1910 » Charles Rolls, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (b. 1887)
• 1926 » Charles Wood Irish composer (b. 1866)
• 1926 » Gertrude Bell, English archaeologist and spy (b. 1868)
• 1929 » Robert Henri, American painter and educator (b. 1865)