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Birthday December 8, 1883

• The temperature on December 8, 1883 was about 4.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
• 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 1883: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • January 16 » The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is enacted by Congress.
  • May 30 » In New York City, a stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge killed twelve people.
  • July 10 » War of the Pacific: Chileans led by Alejandro Gorostiaga defeat Andrés Avelino Cáceres's Peruvuan army at the Battle of Huamachuco, hastening the end of the war.
  • August 27 » Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.
  • November 9 » The 90th Winnipeg Battalion of Rifles, (later the Royal Winnipeg Rifles) of the Canadian Armed Forces is founded.
  • December 16 » Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel.

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• 1877 » Paul Ladmirault, French pianist, violinist, and composer († 1944)
• 1880 » Johannes Aavik, Estonian linguist and philologist († 1973)
• 1881 » Albert Gleizes, French painter († 1953)
• 1884 » Francis Balfour, English colonel and politician († 1965)
• 1886 » Diego Rivera, Mexican painter and educator († 1957)
• 1890 » Bohuslav Martinů, Czech-American pianist and composer († 1959)