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Birthday October 14, 1889

• The temperature on October 14, 1889 was about 6.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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 30 » Archduke Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown, is found dead with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera in the Mayerling.
  • February 22 » President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
  • June 3 » The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
  • July 11 » Tijuana, Mexico, is founded.
  • 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.
  • November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1888 » Katherine Mansfield, New Zealand novelist, short story writer, and essayist († 1923)
• 1888 » Yukio Sakurauchi, Japanese businessman and politician, 27th Japanese Minister of Finance († 1947)
• 1890 » Dwight D. Eisenhower, American general and politician, 34th President of the United States († 1969)
• 1892 » Sumner Welles, American politician and diplomat, 11th Under Secretary of State († 1961)
• 1893 » Lillian Gish, American actress († 1993)
• 1894 » E. E. Cummings, American poet and playwright († 1962)