Stamboom familie Leenen te Sint-Truiden België » Aloysius Antonius Delsaer (1875-????)

Birthday May 15, 1875

• The temperature on May 15, 1875 was about 13.0 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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 1875: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
  • February 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
  • February 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
  • June 19 » The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.
  • July 9 » The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans.
  • August 22 » The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1862 » Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian author and playwright († 1931)
• 1863 » Frank Hornby, English businessman and politician, invented Meccano († 1936)
• 1869 » John Storey, Australian politician, 20th Premier of New South Wales († 1921)
• 1869 » Paul Probst, Swiss target shooter († 1945)
• 1882 » Walter White, Scottish international footballer († 1950)
• 1890 » Katherine Anne Porter, American short story writer, novelist, and essayist († 1980)