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Huibertje van Alfen
1806-1885

Jan Willem van Alfen
1879-1887


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    Birthday December 28, 1879

    • The temperature on December 28, 1879 was about 3.5 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • January 22 » The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also during the Anglo-Zulu War and just some 15km away from Isandlwana, results in a British victory.
      • January 23 » Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Rorke's Drift ends.
      • March 29 » Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.
      • May 31 » Gilmore's Garden in New York City is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue.
      • September 3 » Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and 72 men of the Guides are massacred by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in Kabul. Their heroism and loyalty became famous and revered throughout the British Empire.
      • September 18 » The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.

    Day of death May 12, 1887

    • The temperature on May 12, 1887 was about 11.8 °C. The air pressure was 22 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. 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 1887: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • June 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
      • July 6 » David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
      • July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
      • September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
      • October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
      • November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
    

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    • 1870 » Charles Bennett, English runner († 1949)
    • 1882 » Arthur Eddington, English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician († 1944)
    • 1882 » Lili Elbe, Danish model and painter († 1931)
    • 1887 » Werner Kolhörster, German physicist and academic († 1946)
    • 1888 » F. W. Murnau, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1931)
    • 1890 » Quincy Wright, American political scientist, historian, and academic († 1970)

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