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Birthday November 6, 1888

• The temperature on November 6, 1888 was about -2 °C. The air pressure was 38 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. 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 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
• 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 1888: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • March 15 » Start of the Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888.
  • May 12 » In Southeast Asia, the North Borneo Chartered Company's territories become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
  • June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
  • August 5 » Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008.
  • October 17 » Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).
  • October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1880 » Yoshisuke Aikawa, Japanese businessman and politician, founded Nissan Motor Company († 1967)
• 1884 » May Brahe, Australian composer († 1956)
• 1885 » Martin O'Meara, Irish-Australian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient († 1935)
• 1887 » Walter Johnson, American baseball player and manager († 1946)
• 1897 » Jack O'Connor, English cricketer († 1977)
• 1900 » Ida Lou Anderson, American orator and professor, pioneer in the field of radio broadcasting († 1941)