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Birthday November 24, 1889

• The temperature on November 24, 1889 was about 8.7 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 40 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-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.
  • February 22 » President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
  • March 23 » The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, British India.
  • March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
  • April 1 » The University of Northern Colorado was established, as the Colorado State Normal School.
  • 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.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1886 » Margaret Caroline Anderson, American publisher, founded The Little Review († 1973)
• 1887 » Erich von Manstein, German field marshal († 1973)
• 1887 » Raoul Paoli, French boxer and rower († 1960)
• 1888 » Dale Carnegie, American author and educator († 1955)
• 1888 » Fredrick Willius, American cardiologist and author († 1972)
• 1891 » Vasil Gendov, Bulgarian actor, director, and screenwriter († 1970)