Family tree Gerrit van Ommen » Sarris Frederik Overbosch (1879-????)

Birthday July 29, 1879

• The temperature on July 29, 1879 was about 18.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • January 25 » The Bulgarian National Bank is founded.
  • February 15 » Women's rights: US President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.
  • April 23 » Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the third, and current, Main Building with its golden dome.
  • July 4 » Anglo-Zulu War: The Zululand capital of Ulundi is captured by British troops and burned to the ground, ending the war and forcing King Cetshwayo to flee.
  • July 8 » Sailing ship USSJeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
  • October 8 » War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1874 » J. S. Woodsworth, Canadian minister and politician († 1942)
• 1876 » Maria Ouspenskaya, Russian-American actress and acting teacher († 1949)
• 1878 » Don Marquis, American author, poet, and playwright († 1937)
• 1883 » Benito Mussolini, Italian fascist revolutionary and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy († 1945)
• 1883 » Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and author († 1942)
• 1884 » Ralph Austin Bard, American financier and politician, 2nd Under Secretary of the Navy († 1975)