The Brown Tree » Sir Howard Darwin (1845-1912)
Personal data Sir Howard Darwin
Source 1- He was born on July 9, 1845 in Downe, Kent, England.
- He died on December 7, 1912 in Newnham Grange, Cambridge, England, he was 67 years old.
- A child of Charles Robert DARWIN and Emma WEDGWOOD
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Birthday July 9, 1845
- The temperature on July 9, 1845 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1845: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- March 1 » United States President John Tyler signs a bill authorizing the United States to annex the Republic of Texas.
- March 11 » Flagstaff War: Unhappy with translational differences regarding the Treaty of Waitangi, chiefs Hone Heke, Kawiti and Māori tribe members chop down the British flagpole for a fourth time and drive settlers out of Kororareka, New Zealand.
- March 25 » New Zealand Legislative Council pass the first Militia Act constituting the New Zealand Army.
- May 19 » Captain Sir John Franklin and his ill-fated Arctic expedition depart from Greenhithe, England.
- October 10 » In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 students.
- December 29 » In accordance with International Boundary delimitation, the United States annexes the Republic of Texas, following the manifest destiny doctrine. The Republic of Texas, which had been independent since the Texas Revolution of 1836, is thereupon admitted as the 28th U.S. state.
Day of death December 7, 1912
- The temperature on December 7, 1912 was between 3.7 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
- January 8 » The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC).
- January 23 » The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague.
- September 4 » Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands
- October 11 » First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.
- October 14 » Former president Theodore Roosevelt is shot and mildly wounded by John Flammang Schrank. With the fresh wound in his chest, and the bullet still within it, Roosevelt delivers his scheduled speech.
- October 17 » Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War.
Same birth/death day
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- 1853 » William Turner Dannat, American painter († 1929)
- 1856 » John Verran, English-Australian politician, 26th Premier of South Australia († 1932)
- 1858 » Franz Boas, German-American anthropologist and linguist († 1942)
- 1899 » Juan Luna, Filipino painter and sculptor (b. 1857)
- 1902 » Thomas Nast, German-American cartoonist (b. 1840)
- 1906 » Élie Ducommun, Swiss journalist and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1833)
- 1913 » Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano, Italian cardinal (b. 1828)
- 1917 » Ludwig Minkus, Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1826)
- 1918 » Frank Wilson, English-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1859)
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Wesley Brown, "The Brown Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/the-brown-tree/P7596.php : accessed January 23, 2026), "Sir Howard Darwin (1845-1912)".