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Birthday February 13, 1889

• The temperature on February 13, 1889 was about -7.7 °C. The air pressure was 20 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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.
  • April 1 » The University of Northern Colorado was established, as the Colorado State Normal School.
  • May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
  • August 4 » The Great Fire of Spokane, Washington destroys some 32 blocks of the city, prompting a mass rebuilding project.
  • September 23 » Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) is founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda.
  • 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.
  • November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1887 » Géza Csáth, Hungarian playwright and critic († 1919)
• 1888 » Georgios Papandreou, Greek lawyer, economist, and politician, 162nd Prime Minister of Greece († 1968)
• 1889 » Leontine Sagan, Austrian actress and director († 1974)
• 1891 » Grant Wood, American painter and academic († 1942)
• 1891 » Kate Roberts, Welsh author and activist († 1985)
• 1892 » Robert H. Jackson, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 57th United States Attorney General († 1954)