Database Van Broekhoven » Willem van Opstal (1860-1882)
Personal data Willem van Opstal
- He was born on October 16, 1860 in Haaren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
- He died on July 2, 1882 in Moergestel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 21 years old.
- A child of Petrus van Opstal and Johanna Maria van Roessel
- This information was last updated on September 26, 2013.
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Historical events
Birthday October 16, 1860
- The temperature on October 16, 1860 was about 13.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
- From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
- In the year 1860: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- March 5 » Parma, Tuscany, Modena and Romagna vote in referendums to join the Kingdom of Sardinia.
- March 24 » Sakuradamon Incident: Assassination of Japanese Chief Minister (Tairō) Ii Naosuke.
- April 6 » The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, later renamed Community of Christ, is organized by Joseph Smith III and others at Amboy, Illinois.
- May 5 » Giuseppe Garibaldi sets sail from Genoa, leading the expedition of the Thousand to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and giving birth to the Kingdom of Italy.
- May 27 » Giuseppe Garibaldi begins his attack on Palermo, Sicily, as part of the Italian unification.
- September 8 » The steamship PSLady Elgin sinks on Lake Michigan, with the loss of around 300 lives.
Day of death July 2, 1882
- The temperature on July 2, 1882 was about 17.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- March 4 » Britain's first electric trams run in east London.
- June 6 » The Shewan forces of Menelik II of Ethiopia defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo. The Shewans capture Negus Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, and their victory leads to a Shewan hegemony over the territories south of the Abay River.
- July 26 » The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa.
- September 18 » The Pacific Stock Exchange opens.
- September 30 » Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation.
- October 16 » The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business.
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- 1857 » Carlo Pisacane, Italian soldier and philosopher (b. 1818)
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- 1915 » Porfirio Díaz, Mexican general and politician, 29th President of Mexico (b. 1830)
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