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Birthday September 28, 1881

• The temperature on September 28, 1881 was about 15.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • February 27 » First Boer War: The Battle of Majuba Hill takes place.
  • June 14 » The White Rajahs territories become the British protectorate of Sarawak.
  • June 29 » In Sudan, Muhammad Ahmad declares himself to be the Mahdi, the messianic redeemer of Islam.
  • July 1 » General Order 70, the culmination of the Cardwell and Childers reforms of the British Army, comes into effect.
  • September 20 » U.S. President Chester A. Arthur is sworn in, the morning after becoming President upon James A. Garfield's death.
  • December 4 » The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1877 » Albert Young, American boxer and promoter († 1940)
• 1878 » Joseph Ruddy, American swimmer and water polo player († 1962)
• 1881 » Pedro de Cordoba, American actor († 1950)
• 1882 » Mart Saar, Estonian organist and composer († 1963)
• 1885 » Emil Väre, Finnish wrestler, coach, and referee († 1974)
• 1887 » Avery Brundage, American businessman, 5th President of the International Olympic Committee († 1975)