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Birthday October 1, 1876

• The temperature on October 1, 1876 was about 9.5 °C. There was 13 mm of rain. The air pressure was 23 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
• In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • April 11 » The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is organized.
  • April 22 » The first game in the history of the National League was played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. This game is often pointed to as the beginning of Major League Baseball.
  • June 25 » Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
  • October 4 » The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opens as the first public college in Texas.
  • November 23 » Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain.
  • December 23 » First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1865 » Paul Dukas, French composer, scholar, and critic († 1935)
• 1878 » Othmar Spann, Austrian economist, sociologist, and philosopher († 1950)
• 1881 » William Boeing, American engineer and businessman, founded the Boeing Company († 1956)
• 1885 » Louis Untermeyer, American poet, anthologist, critic († 1977)
• 1887 » Ned Hanlon, Australian politician, 26th Premier of Queensland († 1952)
• 1887 » Shizuichi Tanaka, Japanese general († 1945)