Family tree Schepers-Bergmans » Antonius Nicolaas Bakx (1893-????)

Birthday November 8, 1893

• The temperature on November 8, 1893 was about -0.4 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 6 » The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison.
  • April 1 » The rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established.
  • June 20 » Lizzie Borden is acquitted of the murders of her father and stepmother.
  • July 22 » Katharine Lee Bates writes "America the Beautiful" after admiring the view from the top of Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
  • August 14 » France becomes the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration.
  • November 7 » Women's suffrage: Women in the U.S. state of Colorado are granted the right to vote, the second state to do so.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1888 » David Monrad Johansen, Norwegian pianist and composer († 1974)
• 1893 » Prajadhipok, Thai king († 1941)
• 1896 » Bucky Harris, American baseball player and manager († 1977)
• 1896 » Erika Abels d'Albert, Austrian painter and graphic artist († 1975)
• 1897 » Dorothy Day, American journalist and activist († 1980)
• 1898 » Marie Prevost, Canadian-American actress and singer († 1937)