Family tree Van Rijn » Gerardus Nicolaas van der Meer (1856-1916)

Day of marriage October 11, 1877

• The temperature on October 11, 1877 was about 11.9 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
• In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • May 8 » At Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens.
  • May 9 » A magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Peru kills 2,541, including some as far away as Hawaii and Japan.
  • June 17 » American Indian Wars: Battle of White Bird Canyon: The Nez Perce defeat the U.S. Cavalry at White Bird Canyon in the Idaho Territory.
  • July 21 » After rioting by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers and the deaths of nine rail workers at the hands of the Maryland militia, workers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, stage a sympathy strike that is met with an assault by the state militia.
  • September 5 » American Indian Wars: Oglala Sioux chief Crazy Horse is bayoneted by a United States soldier after resisting confinement in a guardhouse at Fort Robinson in Nebraska.
  • September 24 » The Battle of Shiroyama is a decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion.

Day of death September 2, 1916

• The temperature on September 2, 1916 was between 8.6 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
  • June 15 » United States President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.
  • August 28 » World War I: Germany declares war on Romania.
  • September 7 » US federal employees win the right to Workers' compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751)
  • September 8 » In a bid to prove that women were capable of serving as military dispatch riders, Augusta and Adeline Van Buren arrive in Los Angeles, completing a 60-day, 5,500 mile cross-country trip on motorcycles.
  • November 1 » In Russia, Pavel Milyukov delivers in the State Duma the famous "stupidity or treason" speech, precipitating the downfall of the government of Boris Stürmer.
  • November 7 » Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to the United States Congress.

Day of burial September 6, 1916

• The temperature on September 6, 1916 was between 8.4 °C and 21.8 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 11.1 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
  • February 3 » The Centre Block of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada burns down with the loss of 7 lives.
  • February 29 » Tokelau is annexed by the United Kingdom.
  • March 8 » World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of Kut (present-day Iraq) in the Battle of Dujaila.
  • April 29 » Easter Rising: After six days of fighting, Irish rebel leaders surrender to British forces in Dublin, bringing the Easter Rising to an end.
  • May 6 » Vietnamese Emperor Duy Tân is captured while calling upon the people to rise up against the French, and is later deposed and exiled to Réunion island.
  • November 7 » Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to the United States Congress.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1898 » Wilford Woodruff, American religious leader, 4th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1807)
• 1910 » Henri Rousseau, French painter (b. 1844)
• 1918 » John Forrest, Australian politician, 1st Premier of Western Australia (b. 1847)
• 1921 » Henry Austin Dobson, English poet and critic (b. 1840)
• 1922 » Henry Lawson, Australian poet and author (b. 1867)
• 1927 » Umegatani Tōtarō II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 20th Yokozuna (b. 1878)