Database Van Broekhoven » Francisca van Gorcum (1844-1924)
Personal data Francisca van Gorcum
- She was born on December 29, 1844 in Drunen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
- She died on March 29, 1924 in Helvoirt, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, she was 79 years old.
- A child of Adriaan van Gorcum and Ida van Beers
- This information was last updated on October 10, 2011.
Household of Francisca van Gorcum
She is married to Norbertus van Son.
They got married on November 6, 1889 at Drunen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, she was 44 years old.Source 1
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Francisca van Gorcum
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Historical events
Birthday December 29, 1844
- The temperature on December 29, 1844 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: betrokken regen zwaar mist. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.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 year 1844: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- March 30 » One of the most important battles of the Dominican War of Independence from Haiti takes place near the city of Santiago de los Caballeros.
- May 23 » Declaration of the Báb the evening before the 23rd: A merchant of Shiraz announces that he is a Prophet and founds a religious movement that would later be brutally crushed by the Persian government. He is considered to be a forerunner of the Bahá'í Faith; Bahá'ís celebrate the day as a holy day.
- June 6 » The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) is founded in London.
- June 27 » Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum Smith, are killed by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail.
- July 3 » The last pair of great auks is killed.
- August 8 » The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, headed by Brigham Young, is reaffirmed as the leading body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Day of marriage November 6, 1889
- The temperature on November 6, 1889 was about 11.1 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. 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 8 » Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator.
- June 3 » The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
- 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.
- September 23 » Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) is founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda.
- November 15 » Brazil is declared a republic by Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca as Emperor Pedro II is deposed in a military coup.
- November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.
Day of death March 29, 1924
- The temperature on March 29, 1924 was between 0.5 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
- January 25 » The 1924 Winter Olympics opens in Chamonix, in the French Alps, inaugurating the Winter Olympic Games.
- March 3 » The Free State of Fiume is annexed by the Kingdom of Italy.
- March 16 » In accordance with the Treaty of Rome, Fiume becomes annexed as part of Italy.
- May 10 » J. Edgar Hoover is appointed first Director of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and remains so until his death in 1972.
- June 26 » The American occupation of the Dominican Republic ends after eight years.
- November 27 » In New York City, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.
Same birth/death day
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- 1855 » August Kitzberg, Estonian author and poet († 1927)
- 1856 » Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, Dutch-French mathematician and academic († 1894)
- 1859 » Venustiano Carranza, Mexican soldier and politician, 37th President of Mexico († 1920)
- 1874 » François Brandt, Dutch rower and bishop († 1949)
- 1911 » Alexandre Guilmant, French organist and composer (b. 1837)
- 1912 » Edward Adrian Wilson, English physician and explorer (b. 1872)
- 1912 » Henry Robertson Bowers, Scottish lieutenant and explorer (b. 1883)
- 1912 » Robert Falcon Scott, English lieutenant and explorer (b. 1868)
- 1924 » Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer and conductor (b. 1852)
- 1934 » Otto Hermann Kahn, German-American banker and philanthropist (b. 1867)
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