Family tree Crapts » Maria Anna Catharina Moes (1889-????)

Birthday April 8, 1889

• The temperature on April 8, 1889 was about 13.2 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. 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 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • January 8 » Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator.
  • February 22 » President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
  • June 26 » Bangui is founded by Albert Dolisie and Alfred Uzac in what was then the upper reaches of the French Congo.
  • November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.
  • November 11 » The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States.
  • November 14 » Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1885 » Dimitrios Levidis, Greek-French soldier, composer, and educator († 1951)
• 1886 » Margaret Ayer Barnes, American author and playwright († 1967)
• 1888 » Dennis Chávez, American journalist and politician († 1962)
• 1889 » Adrian Boult, English conductor († 1983)
• 1892 » Mary Pickford, Canadian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded United Artists († 1979)
• 1892 » Richard Neutra, Austrian-American architect, designed the Los Angeles County Hall of Records († 1970)