FutureHistory » Benedictus Prosper van Moortel (1868-1870)
Personal data Benedictus Prosper van Moortel
Source 1- He was born on December 21, 1868 in Hamme, België.
- He died on February 23, 1870 in Hamme, België, he was 1 years old.
- A child of Joannes Josephus van Moortel and Melania Verherren
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Birthday December 21, 1868
- The temperature on December 21, 1868 was about 7.8 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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.
- April 7 » Thomas D'Arcy McGee, one of the Canadian Fathers of Confederation, is assassinated by a Fenian activist.
- August 13 » The 8.5–9.0 Mw Arica earthquake struck southern Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), causing 25,000+ deaths and a destructive basin wide tsunami that affected Hawaii and New Zealand.
- September 25 » The Imperial Russian steam frigate Alexander Nevsky is shipwrecked off Jutland while carrying Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia.
- October 7 » Cornell University holds opening day ceremonies; initial student enrollment is 412, the highest at any American university to that date.
- November 2 » Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally.
Day of death February 23, 1870
- The temperature on February 23, 1870 was about 1.1 °C. The air pressure was 21 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. 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 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 1870: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 3 » Construction work begins on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, United States.
- August 2 » Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.
- August 8 » The Republic of Ploiești, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania.
- August 16 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
- September 4 » Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared.
- November 1 » In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.
Same birth/death day
- 1866 » Maud Gonne, Irish nationalist and political activist († 1953)
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- 1872 » Albert Payson Terhune, American journalist and author († 1942)
- 1872 » Lorenzo Perosi, Italian priest and composer († 1956)
- 1872 » Trevor Kincaid, Canadian-American zoologist and academic († 1970)
- 1876 » Jack Lang, Australian lawyer and politician, 23rd Premier of New South Wales († 1975)
- 1848 » John Quincy Adams, American politician, 6th President of the United States (b. 1767)
- 1855 » Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (b. 1777)
- 1859 » Zygmunt Krasiński, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1812)
- 1879 » Albrecht von Roon, Prussian soldier and politician, 10th Minister President of Prussia (b. 1803)
- 1897 » Woldemar Bargiel, German composer and educator (b. 1828)
- 1900 » Ernest Dowson, English poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1867)
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Peeters Mathieu, "FutureHistory", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-riske/I3715.php : accessed September 26, 2026), "Benedictus Prosper van Moortel (1868-1870)".