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Birthday December 24, 1882

• The temperature on December 24, 1882 was about 1.5 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • March 24 » Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.
  • July 26 » Premiere of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal at Bayreuth.
  • July 26 » The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa.
  • September 5 » The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
  • September 5 » Tottenham Hotspur, a Premier League football club from North London, is founded (as Hotspur F.C.).
  • September 18 » The Pacific Stock Exchange opens.

Source: Wikipedia

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