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Birthday April 3, 1869

• The temperature on April 3, 1869 was about 7.1 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
• In the year 1869: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • May 26 » Boston University is chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  • June 27 » The Republic of Ezo on the island of Hokkaido ends after being defeated by Japanese Imperial troops.
  • September 24 » Gold prices plummet after President Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market.
  • October 16 » The Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous American hoaxes, is "discovered".
  • November 6 » In New Brunswick, New Jersey, Rutgers College defeats Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey), 6–4, in the first official intercollegiate American football game.
  • November 11 » The Victorian Aboriginal Protection Act is enacted in Australia, giving the government control of indigenous people's wages, their terms of employment, where they could live, and of their children, effectively leading to the Stolen Generations.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1858 » Jacob Gaudaur, Canadian rower († 1937)
• 1860 » Frederik van Eeden, Dutch psychiatrist and author († 1932)
• 1864 » Emil Kellenberger, Swiss target shooter († 1943)
• 1875 » Mistinguett, French actress and singer († 1956)
• 1876 » Margaret Anglin, Canadian actress, director, and producer († 1958)
• 1876 » Tomáš Baťa, Czech businessman, founded Bata Shoes († 1932)