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Christening day May 28, 1876

• The temperature on May 28, 1876 was about 12.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 69%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
• In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • January 15 » The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
  • May 2 » The April Uprising breaks out in Ottoman Bulgaria.
  • June 25 » Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
  • August 1 » Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
  • September 7 » In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens.
  • December 29 » The Ashtabula River railroad disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.

Day of marriage February 27, 1897

• The temperature on February 27, 1897 was about 4.2 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 31 » Czechoslav Trade Union Association is founded in Prague.
  • May 26 » Dracula, a Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, is published.
  • August 2 » Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.
  • August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
  • September 1 » The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.
  • September 11 » After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.

Day of death November 28, 1943

• The temperature on November 28, 1943 was between 3.7 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 9.0 mm of rain during 9.3 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • February 3 » The SSDorchester is sunk by a German U-boat. Only 230 of 902 men aboard survive.
  • July 5 » World War II: German forces begin a massive offensive against the Soviet Union at the Battle of Kursk, also known as Operation Citadel.
  • October 19 » The cargo vessel Sinfra is attacked by Allied aircraft at Crete and sunk. 2,098 Italian prisoners of war drown with it.
  • October 26 » World War II: First flight of the Dornier Do 335 "Pfeil".
  • November 26 » World War II: HMT Rohna is sunk by the Luftwaffe in an air attack in the Mediterranean north of Béjaïa, Algeria.
  • December 13 » World War II: The Massacre of Kalavryta by German occupying forces in Greece.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1935 » Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist and scholar (b. 1877)
• 1939 » James Naismith, Canadian-American physician and educator, created basketball (b. 1861)
• 1943 » Aleksander Hellat, Estonian lawyer and politician, 6th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1881)
• 1945 » Dwight F. Davis, American tennis player and politician, 49th United States Secretary of War (b. 1879)
• 1947 » Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, French general (b. 1902)
• 1953 » Frank Olson, American biologist and chemist (b. 1910)