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Birthday September 10, 1884

• The temperature on September 10, 1884 was about 19.9 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. 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.
  • January 4 » The Fabian Society is founded in London, United Kingdom.
  • March 13 » The Siege of Khartoum begins. It lasts until January 26, 1885.
  • May 1 » Moses Fleetwood Walker becomes the first black person to play in a professional baseball game in the United States.
  • June 16 » The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park.
  • October 6 » The Naval War College of the United States is founded in Rhode Island.
  • November 1 » The Gaelic Athletic Association is set up in Hayes's Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1884 » Herbert Johanson, Estonian architect († 1964)
• 1885 » Carl Clinton Van Doren, American critic and biographer († 1950)
• 1885 » Johannes de Jong, Dutch cardinal († 1955)
• 1886 » H.D., American poet, novelist, and memoirist († 1961)
• 1887 » Giovanni Gronchi, Italian soldier and politician, 3rd President of the Italian Republic († 1978)
• 1887 » Kenneth Mason, English soldier and geographer († 1976)