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Christening day April 14, 1861

• The temperature on April 14, 1861 was about 8.8 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
• From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
• In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • January 9 » American Civil War: "Star of the West" incident occurs near Charleston, South Carolina.
  • March 19 » The First Taranaki War ends in New Zealand.
  • May 24 » American Civil War: Union troops occupy Alexandria, Virginia.
  • August 19 » First ascent of Weisshorn, fifth highest summit in the Alps.
  • November 7 » The first Melbourne Cup horse race is held in Melbourne, Australia.
  • November 8 » American Civil War: The "Trent Affair": The USSSan Jacinto stops the British mail ship Trent and arrests two Confederate envoys, sparking a diplomatic crisis between the UK and US.

Day of marriage May 23, 1885

• The temperature on May 23, 1885 was about 14.5 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. 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 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
• In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • March 14 » The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.
  • March 26 » The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada.
  • May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
  • May 12 » North-West Rebellion: The four-day Battle of Batoche, pitting rebel Métis against the Canadian government, comes to an end with a decisive rebel defeat.
  • July 23 » President Ulysses S. Grant dies of throat cancer.
  • December 28 » Indian National Congress, a political party of India, is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India.

Day of death February 5, 1950

• The temperature on February 5, 1950 was between 4.6 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
  • January 13 » Finland forms diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
  • May 13 » The first round of the Formula One World Championship is held at Silverstone.
  • June 1 » The Chinchaga fire ignites. By September, it would become the largest single fire on record in North America.
  • July 5 » Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
  • July 11 » Pakistan joins the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank.
  • December 25 » The Stone of Scone, traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, is taken from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalist students. It later turns up in Scotland on April 11, 1951.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1946 » George Arliss, English actor and playwright (b. 1868)
• 1948 » Johannes Blaskowitz, German general (b. 1883)
• 1952 » Adela Verne, English pianist and composer (b. 1877)
• 1954 » Hossein Sami'i, Iranian politician, diplomat, writer and poet (b. 1876)
• 1955 » Victor Houteff, Bulgarian religious reformer and author (b. 1885)
• 1957 » Sami Ibrahim Haddad, Lebanese surgeon and author (b. 1890)