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Christening day March 6, 1852

• The temperature on March 6, 1852 was about -1.1 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. Source: KNMI
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  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 Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1852: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
  • January 17 » The United Kingdom signs the Sand River Convention with the South African Republic.
  • February 14 » Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, the first hospital in England to provide in-patient beds specifically for children, is founded in London.
  • March 20 » Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is published.
  • July 3 » Congress establishes the United States' 2nd mint in San Francisco.
  • September 24 » The first airship powered by (a steam) engine, created by Henri Giffard, travels 17 miles (27km) from Paris to Trappes.
  • October 11 » The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.

Day of marriage April 16, 1873

• The temperature on April 16, 1873 was about 22.4 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 43%. 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.
  • May 9 » Der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds the Long Depression.
  • August 2 » The Clay Street Hill Railroad begins operating the first cable car in San Francisco's famous cable car system.
  • August 23 » Albert Bridge in Chelsea, London opens.
  • October 3 » Chief Kintpuash and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War of northern California.
  • October 9 » A meeting at the U.S. Naval Academy establishes the U.S. Naval Institute.

Day of death February 10, 1937

• The temperature on February 10, 1937 was between 2.0 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
  • February 11 » The Flint sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers trade union.
  • February 19 » Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Ethiopian nationalists of Eritrean origin attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades.
  • April 1 » Spanish Civil War: Jaén, Spain is bombed by German fascist forces, supporting Francoist Nationalists.
  • September 22 » Spanish Civil War: Peña Blanca is taken, ending the Battle of El Mazuco.
  • December 21 » Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre.
  • December 29 » The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1928 » José Sánchez del Río, Mexican martyr and saint (b. 1913)
• 1932 » Edgar Wallace, English author and screenwriter (b. 1875)
• 1939 » Pope Pius XI (b. 1857)
• 1944 » E. M. Antoniadi, Greek-French astronomer and chess player (b. 1870)
• 1945 » Anacleto Díaz, Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1878)
• 1950 » Marcel Mauss, French sociologist and anthropologist (b. 1872)