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Birthday December 3, 1876

• The temperature on December 3, 1876 was about 12.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
• In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • February 14 » Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray.
  • April 11 » The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is organized.
  • April 17 » Catalpa rescue: The rescue of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia.
  • September 7 » In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens.
  • October 4 » The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opens as the first public college in Texas.
  • November 23 » Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1875 » Max Meldrum, Scottish-Australian painter and educator († 1955)
• 1878 » Francis A. Nixon, American businessman († 1956)
• 1879 » Albert Asher, New Zealand rugby player († 1965)
• 1879 » Charles Hutchison, American actor, director, and screenwriter († 1949)
• 1879 » Donald Matheson Sutherland, Canadian physician and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of National Defence († 1970)
• 1879 » Kafū Nagai, Japanese author and playwright († 1959)