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Birthday September 14, 1889

• The temperature on September 14, 1889 was about 15.7 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. 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 22 » Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
  • February 22 » President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
  • April 22 » At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
  • August 4 » The Great Fire of Spokane, Washington destroys some 32 blocks of the city, prompting a mass rebuilding project.
  • November 2 » North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.
  • November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1885 » Vittorio Gui, Italian conductor, composer, and critic († 1975)
• 1886 » Jan Masaryk, Czech soldier and politician, Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs († 1948)
• 1887 » Karl Taylor Compton, American physicist, 9th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) († 1954)
• 1887 » Paul Kochanski, Polish violinist and composer († 1934)
• 1891 » Ivan Matveyevich Vinogradov, Russian mathematician and academic († 1983)
• 1892 » Laurence W. Allen, English lieutenant and pilot († 1968)