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Birthday September 19, 1873

• The temperature on September 19, 1873 was about 17.0 °C. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-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)
• From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
• In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • January 17 » A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, part of the Modoc War.
  • May 9 » Der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds the Long Depression.
  • June 18 » Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
  • July 21 » At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West.
  • August 4 » American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed.
  • August 23 » Albert Bridge in Chelsea, London opens.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1865 » Frank Eugene, American-German photographer († 1936)
• 1867 » Arthur Rackham, English illustrator († 1939)
• 1869 » Ben Turpin, American comedian and actor († 1940)
• 1871 » Frederick Ruple, Swiss-American painter († 1938)
• 1882 » Christopher Stone, English radio host († 1965)
• 1883 » Mabel Vernon, American educator and activist († 1975)