Family tree Raaijmakers » Johannes Cornelis Marie Raaijmakers (1884-????)

Birthday September 19, 1884

• The temperature on September 19, 1884 was about 17.2 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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 1884: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • February 19 » More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.
  • May 1 » The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions demands the eight-hour work day in the United States.
  • May 31 » The arrival at Plymouth of Tāwhiao, King of Maoris, to claim the protection of Queen Victoria.
  • July 5 » Germany takes possession of Cameroon.
  • October 22 » The International Meridian Conference designates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the world's prime meridian.
  • December 6 » The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1882 » Christopher Stone, English radio host († 1965)
• 1883 » Mabel Vernon, American educator and activist († 1975)
• 1887 » Lovie Austin, American pianist, composer, and bandleader († 1972)
• 1887 » Lynne Overman, American actor and singer († 1943)
• 1888 » James Waddell Alexander II, American mathematician and topologist († 1971)
• 1888 » Porter Hall, American actor († 1953)