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Birthday July 26, 1892

• The temperature on July 26, 1892 was about 19.6 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. 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 1892: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • April 15 » The General Electric Company is formed.
  • June 30 » The Homestead Strike begins near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • July 4 » Western Samoa changes the International Date Line, causing Monday (July 4) to occur twice, resulting in a year with 367 days.
  • July 6 » Three thousand eight hundred striking steelworkers engage in a day-long battle with Pinkerton agents during the Homestead Strike, leaving ten dead and dozens wounded.
  • July 7 » The Katipunan is established, the discovery of which by Spanish authorities initiated the Philippine Revolution.
  • October 13 » Edward Emerson Barnard discovers first comet discovered by photographic means.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1888 » Reginald Hands, South African cricketer and rugby player († 1918)
• 1890 » Daniel J. Callaghan, American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient († 1942)
• 1892 » Sad Sam Jones, American baseball player and manager († 1966)
• 1893 » George Grosz, German painter and illustrator († 1959)
• 1894 » Aldous Huxley, English novelist and philosopher († 1963)
• 1895 » Gracie Allen, American actress and comedian († 1964)