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Birthday December 7, 1873

• The temperature on December 7, 1873 was about -1.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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 July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
• In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • March 22 » The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.
  • April 1 » The White Star steamer RMSAtlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547 in one of the worst marine disasters of the 19th century.
  • April 4 » The Kennel Club is founded, the oldest and first official registry of purebred dogs in the world.
  • May 23 » The Canadian Parliament establishes the North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
  • September 18 » The bank Jay Cooke & Company declares bankruptcy, contributing to the Panic of 1873.
  • November 22 » The French steamer SS Ville du Havre sinks in 12 minutes after colliding with the Scottish iron clipper Loch Earn in the Atlantic, with a loss of 226 lives.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1863 » Felix Calonder, Swiss soldier and politician, 36th President of the Swiss Confederation († 1952)
• 1863 » Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer and conductor († 1945)
• 1869 » Frank Laver, Australian cricketer († 1919)
• 1873 » Willa Cather, American novelist, short story writer, and poet († 1947)
• 1878 » Akiko Yosano, Japanese author, poet, pioneering feminist, pacifist, and social reformer († 1942)
• 1879 » Rudolf Friml, Czech-American pianist, composer, and academic († 1972)