Family tree Menting » Elisabeth Maria Verton (1886-????)

Birthday October 12, 1886

• The temperature on October 12, 1886 was about 11.9 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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.
  • January 18 » Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.
  • March 1 » The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham.
  • March 27 » Geronimo, Apache warrior, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
  • May 4 » Haymarket affair: A bomb is thrown at policemen trying to break up a labor rally in Chicago, United States, killing eight and wounding 60. The police fire into the crowd.
  • June 13 » A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
  • July 3 » Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1878 » Truxtun Hare, American football player and hammer thrower († 1956)
• 1880 » Louis Hémon, French-Canadian author († 1913)
• 1891 » Edith Stein, Polish nun and martyr; later canonized († 1942)
• 1891 » Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese soldier and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Japan († 1945)
• 1892 » Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano and actress († 1975)
• 1893 » Velvalee Dickinson, American spy († 1980)