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Personal data Gerard Koolen
- He was born on April 24, 1812 in Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
- He died on January 12, 1871 in Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 58 years old.
- A child of Joannes Colen and Adriana Snijders
- This information was last updated on April 30, 2021.
Household of Gerard Koolen
(1) He is married to Johanna Boelen.
They got married on May 21, 1852 at Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 40 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Adriana Koolen 1854-1854
(2) He is married to Maria Hexspoor.
They got married on July 25, 1867 at Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 55 years old.Source 2
Child(ren):
- Johanna Koolen 1870-1871
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Historical events
Birthday April 24, 1812
- The temperature on April 24, 1812 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north. Weather type: half bewolkt. 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 1812: Source: Wikipedia
- February 11 » Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry is accused of "gerrymandering" for the first time.
- August 11 » Peninsular War: French troops engage British-Portuguese forces in the Battle of Majadahonda.
- September 4 » War of 1812: The Siege of Fort Harrison begins when the fort is set on fire.
- September 7 » French invasion of Russia: The Battle of Borodino, the bloodiest battle of the Napoleonic Wars, was fought near Moscow and resulted in a French victory.
- September 15 » The Grande Armée under Napoleon reaches the Kremlin in Moscow.
- December 29 » USSConstitution, under the command of Captain William Bainbridge, captures HMSJava off the coast of Brazil after a three-hour battle.
Day of marriage July 25, 1867
- The temperature on July 25, 1867 was about 21.8 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%. 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 June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- In the year 1867: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- March 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the first Reconstruction Act.
- April 1 » Singapore becomes a British crown colony.
- May 15 » Canadian Bank of Commerce opens for business in Toronto, Ontario. The bank would later merge with Imperial Bank of Canada to become what is CIBC in 1961.
- July 17 » Harvard School of Dental Medicine is established in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the first dental school in the U.S. that is affiliated with a university.
- September 2 » Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Japan, marries Masako Ichijō, thereafter known as Empress Shōken.
- October 21 » The Medicine Lodge Treaty is signed by southern Great Plains Indian leaders. The treaty requires Native American Plains tribes to relocate to a reservation in western Oklahoma.
Day of death January 12, 1871
- The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 3 » In the Battle of Bapaume, an engagement in the Franco-Prussian War, General Louis Faidherbe's forces bring about a Prussian retreat.
- April 30 » The Camp Grant massacre takes place in Arizona Territory.
- July 2 » Victor Emmanuel II of Italy enters Rome after having conquered it from the Papal States.
- August 29 » Emperor Meiji orders the abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871).
- October 10 » Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8–10.
- November 16 » The National Rifle Association receives its charter from New York State.
Same birth/death day
- 1784 » Peter Vivian Daniel, American lawyer and jurist († 1860)
- 1815 » Anthony Trollope, English novelist, essayist, and short story writer († 1882)
- 1823 » Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, Mexican politician, President of Mexico († 1889)
- 1845 » Carl Spitteler, Swiss poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate († 1924)
- 1856 » Philippe Pétain, French general and politician, 119th Prime Minister of France († 1951)
- 1860 » Queen Marau, last Queen of Tahiti (d.1935)
- 1834 » William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1759)
- 1856 » Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak philologist and politician (b. 1815)
- 1861 » Václav Hanka, Czech philologist and author (b. 1791)
- 1892 » James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone (b. 1820)
- 1892 » William Reeves, Irish bishop and historian (b. 1815)
- 1899 » Hiram Walker, American businessman, founded Canadian Club (b. 1816)
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