Family tree May(ij)er, Wagner, Rutgers, Keereweer » Maria Catharina Seemeijer (1861-????)

Birthday April 14, 1861

• The temperature on April 14, 1861 was about 8.8 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
• From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
• In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • January 19 » American Civil War: Georgia joins South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama in declaring secession from the United States.
  • January 21 » American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate.
  • January 26 » American Civil War: The state of Louisiana secedes from the Union.
  • March 3 » Alexander II of Russia signs the Emancipation Manifesto, freeing serfs.
  • May 29 » The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce is founded, in Hong Kong.
  • August 19 » First ascent of Weisshorn, fifth highest summit in the Alps.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1857 » Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom († 1944)
• 1865 » Alfred Hoare Powell, English architect, and designer and painter of pottery († 1960)
• 1866 » Anne Sullivan, American educator († 1936)
• 1868 » Peter Behrens, German architect, designed the AEG turbine factory († 1940)