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Birthday September 22, 1875

• The temperature on September 22, 1875 was about 11.4 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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.
  • March 3 » The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette.
  • April 10 » India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
  • July 9 » The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans.
  • September 3 » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
  • October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1870 » Arthur Pryor, American trombonist, composer, and bandleader († 1942)
• 1870 » Charlotte Cooper, English-Scottish tennis player († 1966)
• 1875 » Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Lithuanian painter and composer († 1911)
• 1876 » André Tardieu, French journalist and politician, 67th Prime Minister of France († 1945)
• 1878 » Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese politician and diplomat, 51st Prime Minister of Japan († 1967)
• 1880 » Christabel Pankhurst, English activist, co-founded the Women's Social and Political Union († 1958)