Family tree Vlastra » Elisabeth Francisca Charlotte Beun (1870-????)

Birthday October 6, 1870

• The temperature on October 6, 1870 was about 10.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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.
  • January 23 » In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in what becomes known as the Marias Massacre.
  • February 3 » The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing voting rights to male citizens regardless of race.
  • July 1 » The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence.
  • July 15 » Reconstruction Era of the United States: Georgia becomes the last of the former Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union.
  • September 19 » Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city will hold out for over four months before surrendering.
  • October 27 » Franco-Prussian War: Marshal Bazaine surrenders to Prussian forces at the conclusion of the Siege of Metz along with 140,000 French soldiers.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1862 » Albert J. Beveridge, American historian and politician († 1927)
• 1866 » Reginald Fessenden, Canadian engineer and academic, invented radiotelephony († 1932)
• 1874 » Frank G. Allen, American merchant and politician, 51st Governor of Massachusetts († 1950)
• 1876 » Ernest Lapointe, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Justice († 1941)
• 1882 » Karol Szymanowski, Polish pianist and composer († 1937)
• 1886 » Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor († 1960)