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Birthday October 31, 1889

• The temperature on October 31, 1889 was about 9.1 °C. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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.
  • January 22 » Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
  • March 23 » The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, British India.
  • May 2 » Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
  • June 26 » Bangui is founded by Albert Dolisie and Alfred Uzac in what was then the upper reaches of the French Congo.
  • June 29 » Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships vote to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest United States city in area and second largest in population at the time.
  • November 11 » The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1883 » Anthony Wilding, New Zealand tennis player, cricketer, and soldier († 1915)
• 1883 » Marie Laurencin, French painter and illustrator († 1956)
• 1887 » Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese general and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) († 1975)
• 1887 » Newsy Lalonde, Canadian ice hockey player and lacrosse player († 1970)
• 1888 » Napoleon Lapathiotis, Greek poet and author († 1944)
• 1892 » Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess player and author († 1946)