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Birthday February 1, 1889

• The temperature on February 1, 1889 was about 9.3 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 48 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
  • April 22 » At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
  • May 11 » An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor.
  • August 13 » William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut is granted United States Patent Number 408,709 for "Coin-controlled apparatus for telephones."
  • October 24 » Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration, effectively starting the federation process in Australia.
  • November 14 » Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1884 » Bradbury Robinson, American football player and physician († 1949)
• 1884 » Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian journalist and author († 1937)
• 1887 » Charles Nordhoff, English-American lieutenant, pilot, and author († 1947)
• 1890 » Nikolai Reek, Estonian general and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of War († 1942)
• 1894 » James P. Johnson, American pianist and composer († 1955)
• 1894 » John Ford, American director and producer († 1973)