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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1877, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1921, Achtkarspelen

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Birthday January 21, 1877

  • The temperature on January 21, 1877 was about 6.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. 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 Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • May 8 » At Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens.
    • May 9 » A magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Peru kills 2,541, including some as far away as Hawaii and Japan.
    • June 20 » Alexander Graham Bell installs the world's first commercial telephone service in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
    • July 21 » After rioting by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers and the deaths of nine rail workers at the hands of the Maryland militia, workers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, stage a sympathy strike that is met with an assault by the state militia.
    • November 21 » Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound.
    • December 10 » Russo-Turkish War: The Russian Army captures Plevna after a 5-month siege. The garrison of 25,000 surviving Turks surrenders. The Russian victory is decisive for the outcome of the war and the Liberation of Bulgaria.

Day of death February 9, 1921

  • The temperature on February 9, 1921 was between -0.5 °C and 3.3 °C and averaged 1.4 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
    • February 12 » Bolsheviks launch a revolt in Georgia as a preliminary to the Red Army invasion of Georgia.
    • February 21 » Rezā Shāh takes control of Tehran during a successful coup.
    • March 1 » The Australian cricket team captained by Warwick Armstrong becomes the first team to complete a whitewash of The Ashes, something that would not be repeated for 86 years.
    • March 17 » The Second Polish Republic adopts the March Constitution.
    • May 3 » West Virginia becomes the first state to legislate a broad sales tax, but does not implement it until a number of years later due to enforcement issues.
    • October 29 » The Link River Dam, a part of the Klamath Reclamation Project, is completed.


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