Family tree Van Dijk » Regina Maria De Kock (1875-????)

Birthday October 22, 1875

• The temperature on October 22, 1875 was about 15.6 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. 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 1875: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • April 10 » India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
  • August 22 » The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.
  • August 25 » Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
  • September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
  • October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.
  • December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1870 » Ivan Bunin, Russian author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate († 1953)
• 1870 » Lord Alfred Douglas, English author and poet († 1945)
• 1873 » Gustaf John Ramstedt, Finnish linguist and diplomat († 1950)
• 1873 » Rama Tirtha, Indian philosopher and educator († 1906)
• 1875 » David van Embden, Dutch economist and politician († 1962)
• 1878 » Jaan Lattik, Estonian pastor and politician, 9th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs († 1967)