Family tree of Spijk and her many ancestors » Helena Groeneveld (1875-????)

Birthday September 10, 1875

• The temperature on September 10, 1875 was about 17.0 °C. There was 7 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
• In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • February 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
  • March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
  • April 4 » Vltava, composed by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and also known by its German name Die Moldau, premiered in Prague.
  • May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
  • October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
  • December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1871 » Charles Collett, English engineer († 1952)
• 1872 » Ranjitsinhji, Indian cricketer († 1933)
• 1874 » Mamie Dillard, African American educator, clubwoman and suffragist († 1954)
• 1875 » George Hewitt Myers, American forester and philanthropist († 1957)
• 1876 » Hugh D. McIntosh, Australian businessman († 1942)
• 1880 » Georgia Douglas Johnson, American poet and playwright († 1966)