Family tree Van Rijn » Albert "Albertus" de Vries (1845-1919)

Day of marriage January 9, 1870

• The temperature on January 9, 1870 was about 4.6 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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.
  • February 15 » Stevens Institute of Technology is founded in New Jersey, USA and offers the first Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering.
  • March 1 » Marshal F. S. López dies during the Battle of Cerro Corá thus marking the end of the Paraguayan War.
  • August 6 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Spicheren is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
  • September 2 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan: Prussian forces take Napoleon III of France and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner.
  • September 18 » Old Faithful Geyser is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn.
  • December 12 » Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.

Day of death January 8, 1919

• The temperature on January 8, 1919 was between -0.3 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
  • January 16 » Nebraska becomes the 36th state to approve the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. With the necessary three-quarters of the states approving the amendment, Prohibition is constitutionally mandated in the United States one year later.
  • February 14 » The Polish–Soviet War begins.
  • February 21 » German socialist Kurt Eisner is assassinated. His death results in the establishment of the Bavarian Soviet Republic and parliament and government fleeing Munich, Germany.
  • July 13 » The British airship R34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in 182 hours of flight.
  • July 21 » The dirigible Wingfoot Air Express crashes into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, killing 12 people.
  • November 11 » The Industrial Workers of the World attack an Armistice Day parade in Centralia, Washington, ultimately resulting in the deaths of five people.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1914 » Simon Bolivar Buckner, American general and 30th Governor of Kentucky (b. 1823)
• 1916 » Ada Rehan, Irish-American actress (b. 1860)
• 1916 » Rembrandt Bugatti, Italian sculptor (b. 1884)
• 1918 » Ellis H. Roberts, American journalist and politician, 20th Treasurer of the United States (b. 1827)
• 1918 » Johannes Pääsuke, Estonian photographer and director (b. 1892)
• 1920 » Josef Josephi, Polish-born singer and actor (b.1852)