Family tree Weening » Marten Ijsbrands Nicolay (1847-1913)

Day of marriage February 16, 1889

• The temperature on February 16, 1889 was about 2.4 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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.
  • May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
  • July 8 » The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
  • August 4 » The Great Fire of Spokane, Washington destroys some 32 blocks of the city, prompting a mass rebuilding project.
  • November 2 » North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.
  • November 15 » Brazil is declared a republic by Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca as Emperor Pedro II is deposed in a military coup.
  • November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.

Day of death January 4, 1913

• The temperature on January 4, 1913 was between 2.8 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
  • January 5 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Lemnos begins; Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it did not venture for the rest of the war.
  • July 3 » Confederate veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913 reenact Pickett's Charge; upon reaching the high-water mark of the Confederacy they are met by the outstretched hands of friendship from Union survivors.
  • August 10 » Second Balkan War: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war.
  • October 31 » Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.
  • November 7 » The first day of the Great Lakes Storm of 1913, a massive blizzard that ultimately killed 250 and caused over $5 million (about $118,098,000 in 2013 dollars) damage. Winds reach hurricane force on this date.
  • December 21 » Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1904 » Anna Winlock, American astronomer and academic (b. 1857)
• 1910 » Léon Delagrange, French pilot and sculptor (b. 1873)
• 1912 » Clarence Dutton, American geologist and soldier (b. 1841)
• 1919 » Georg von Hertling, German academic and politician, 7th Chancellor of the German Empire (b. 1843)
• 1920 » Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish author and playwright (b. 1843)
• 1924 » Alfred Grünfeld, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1852)