Genealogy Brederoo » Anthonij van Spronsen (1889-????)

Birthday April 16, 1889

• The temperature on April 16, 1889 was about 7.2 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • February 9 » US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
  • February 22 » President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
  • April 1 » The University of Northern Colorado was established, as the Colorado State Normal School.
  • April 22 » At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
  • November 2 » North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.
  • November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1886 » Michalis Dorizas, Greek-American football player and javelin thrower († 1957)
• 1888 » Billy Minter, English footballer and manager († 1940)
• 1889 » Charlie Chaplin, English actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and composer († 1977)
• 1890 » Fred Root, English cricketer and umpire († 1954)
• 1890 » Gertrude Chandler Warner, American author and educator († 1979)
• 1891 » Dorothy P. Lathrop, American author and illustrator († 1980)