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Birthday December 24, 1873

• The temperature on December 24, 1873 was about 7.3 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 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 July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
• In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • January 17 » A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, part of the Modoc War.
  • February 11 » King Amadeo I of Spain abdicates.
  • March 10 » The first Azerbaijani play "The Adventures of the Vizier of the Khan of Lenkaran" prepared by Akhundov was performed by Hassan-bey Zardabi and dramatist and Najaf-bey Vezirov.
  • March 22 » The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.
  • August 2 » The Clay Street Hill Railroad begins operating the first cable car in San Francisco's famous cable car system.
  • August 4 » American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1868 » Charles Harvey Bollman, American naturalist († 1889)
• 1868 » Emanuel Lasker, German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher († 1941)
• 1869 » Henriette Roland Holst, Dutch poet, playwright, and politician († 1952)
• 1872 » Frederick Semple, American golfer and tennis player († 1927)
• 1875 » Émile Wegelin, French rower († 1962)
• 1877 » Sigrid Schauman, Finnish painter and critic († 1979)