Tatham family tree » Donald Harris (1875-1941)

Birthday February 13, 1875

• The temperature on February 13, 1875 was about -0.6 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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.
  • January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
  • March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
  • July 9 » The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans.
  • 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 3 » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1870 » Leopold Godowsky, Polish-American pianist and composer († 1938)
• 1873 » Feodor Chaliapin, Russian opera singer († 1938)
• 1876 » Fritz Buelow, German-American baseball player and umpire († 1933)
• 1879 » Sarojini Naidu, Indian poet and activist († 1949)
• 1880 » Dimitrie Gusti, Romanian sociologist, ethnologist, historian, and philosopher († 1955)
• 1881 » Eleanor Farjeon, Jewish-English author, poet, and playwright († 1965)