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Birthday December 22, 1868

• The temperature on December 22, 1868 was about 10.1 °C. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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 June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
• From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
• In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • March 5 » Mefistofele, an opera by Arrigo Boito, receives its premiere performance at La Scala.
  • June 23 » Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer".
  • July 28 » The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.
  • October 10 » The Ten Years' War begins against Spanish rule in Cuba.
  • November 4 » Camagüey, Cuba, revolts against Spain during the Ten Years' War.
  • December 11 » Paraguayan War: Brazilian troops defeat Paraguayan at the Battle of Avay.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1862 » Connie Mack, American baseball player and manager († 1956)
• 1865 » Charles Sands, American golfer and tennis player († 1945)
• 1868 » Jaan Tõnisson, Estonian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Estonia (d. 1941?)
• 1869 » Dmitri Egorov, Russian mathematician and academic († 1931)
• 1869 » Edwin Arlington Robinson, American poet and playwright († 1935)
• 1872 » Camille Guérin, French veterinarian and bacteriologist († 1961)