Events in year of birth (1859)
- April 25th * Work begins on the Suez Canal, Egypt.
| Monarch in year of birth (1859) King Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 monarch of The Netherlands (also 'Koninkrijk der Nederlanden').
The number of residents (in 1860) added up to 3.3 million. Cabinet in year of birth (1859)From Thursday, March 18th, 1858 till Thursday, February 23rd, 1860 there was the cabinet 'Rochussen - Van Bosse', with prime minister(s) J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) en Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal). |