Family tree Van Geel » Helena Ludovica SCHUERWEGHS (1870-????)

Birthday November 1, 1870

• The temperature on November 1, 1870 was about 9.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. 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.
  • January 10 » John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.
  • February 25 » Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress.
  • 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 6 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Wörth results in a decisive Prussian victory.
  • September 19 » Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city will hold out for over four months before surrendering.
  • December 12 » Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1862 » Johan Wagenaar, Dutch organist and composer († 1941)
• 1864 » Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine († 1918)
• 1871 » Stephen Crane, American poet, novelist, and short story writer († 1900)
• 1872 » Louis Dewis, Belgian-French painter († 1946)
• 1877 » Roger Quilter, English composer († 1953)
• 1878 » Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter and educator († 1925)