Family tree Van Rijn » Rumoldus Johannes Maria Paijens (1892-????)

Birthday May 11, 1892

• The temperature on May 11, 1892 was about 16.1 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 53%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1892: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 1 » Ellis Island begins processing immigrants into the United States.
  • June 6 » The Chicago "L" elevated rail system begins operation.
  • July 8 » St. John's, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892.
  • August 9 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.
  • September 8 » The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited.
  • September 22 » Lindal Railway Incident, providing inspiration for "The Lost Special" by A.C. Doyle and the TV serial Lost.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1889 » Paul Nash, British painter († 1946)
• 1890 » Helge Løvland, Norwegian decathlete († 1984)
• 1890 » Willie Applegarth, English-American sprinter († 1958)
• 1894 » Martha Graham, American dancer and choreographer († 1991)
• 1895 » Jacques Brugnon, French tennis player († 1978)
• 1895 » William Grant Still, American composer and conductor († 1978)