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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1875, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1884, Achtkarspelen

Historical events

Birthday September 26, 1875

  • The temperature on September 26, 1875 was about 19.6 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. 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 1875: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 3 » The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette.
    • May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
    • August 25 » Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
    • September 3 » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
    • October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
    • October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.

Day of death October 5, 1884

  • The temperature on October 5, 1884 was about 12.4 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. 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 1884: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 13 » The Siege of Khartoum begins. It lasts until January 26, 1885.
    • May 1 » Moses Fleetwood Walker becomes the first black person to play in a professional baseball game in the United States.
    • May 31 » The arrival at Plymouth of Tāwhiao, King of Maoris, to claim the protection of Queen Victoria.
    • June 16 » The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park.
    • November 1 » The Gaelic Athletic Association is set up in Hayes's Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary.
    • December 6 » The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed.


Same birth/death day

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  • 1873 » Wacław Berent, Polish author and translator († 1940)
  • 1874 » Lewis Hine, American photographer and activist († 1940)
  • 1875 » Edmund Gwenn, English-American actor and singer († 1959)
  • 1876 » Edith Abbott, American economist, social worker, and author († 1957)
  • 1876 » Ghulam Bhik Nairang, Indian poet, lawyer, and politician († 1952)
  • 1877 » Ugo Cerletti, Italian neurologist and academic († 1963)

Source: Wikipedia


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