Family tree Harmsen-de Vries » Dirk van der Beek (1889-????)

Birthday June 21, 1889

• The temperature on June 21, 1889 was about 22.9 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%. 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.
  • February 9 » US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
  • March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
  • May 2 » Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
  • July 8 » The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
  • 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.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1887 » Norman L. Bowen, Canadian geologist and petrologist († 1956)
• 1889 » Ralph Craig, American sprinter and sailor († 1972)
• 1891 » Hermann Scherchen, German-Swiss viola player and conductor († 1966)
• 1891 » Pier Luigi Nervi, Italian architect and engineer, co-designed the Pirelli Tower and Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption († 1979)
• 1892 » Reinhold Niebuhr, American theologian and academic († 1971)
• 1893 » Alois Hába, Czech composer and educator († 1973)