Family tree Harmsen-de Vries » Josepha Maria Pijpers (1886-????)

Birthday September 7, 1886

• The temperature on September 7, 1886 was about 23.5 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. 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 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
• In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • March 29 » John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta.
  • June 13 » A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
  • June 30 » The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal, Quebec. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.
  • July 3 » Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.
  • July 4 » The Canadian Pacific Railway's first scheduled train from Montreal arrives in Port Moody on the Pacific coast, after six days of travel.
  • September 4 » American Indian Wars: After almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to General Nelson Miles in Arizona.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1883 » Theophrastos Sakellaridis, Greek composer and conductor († 1950)
• 1885 » Elinor Wylie, American author and poet († 1928)
• 1887 » Edith Sitwell, English poet and critic († 1964)
• 1892 » Eric Harrison, Australian soldier and politician, 27th Australian Minister for Defence († 1974)
• 1892 » Oscar O'Brien, Canadian priest, pianist, and composer († 1958)
• 1893 » Leslie Hore-Belisha, English politician, Secretary of State for War († 1957)