Genealogische database Eisenga » Jantje van Niejenhuis (1848-1920)
Personal data Jantje van Niejenhuis
Source 1- She was born on May 14, 1848 in Eenum, GR, NLD.Source 1
- She died on May 30, 1920 in Groningen, GR, NLD, she was 72 years old.Source 2
- A child of Harmannus Jans van Niejenhuis and Trijntje Siemens Doornbos
- This information was last updated on December 23, 2011.
Household of Jantje van Niejenhuis
(1) She is married to Roelf Smedema.Source 3
They got married on June 19, 1873 at 't Zandt, GR, NLD, she was 25 years old.
(2) She is married to Jannes Wiersum.Source 4
They got married on May 1, 1880 at Middelstum, GR, NLD, she was 31 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday May 14, 1848
- The temperature on May 14, 1848 was about 20.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: helder. 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).
- From November 21, 1848 till November 1, 1849 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Kempenaer - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. J.M. de Kempenaer (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
- In the year 1848: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- January 31 » John C. Frémont is court-martialed for mutiny and disobeying orders.
- March 10 » The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican–American War.
- March 13 » The German revolutions of 1848–1849 begin in Vienna.
- March 15 » A revolution breaks out in Hungary. The Habsburg rulers are compelled to meet the demands of the Reform party.
- September 29 » The Battle of Pákozd is a stalemate between Hungarian and Croatian forces, and is the first battle of the Hungarian Revolution.
- November 3 » A greatly revised Dutch constitution, drafted by Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, severely limiting the powers of the Dutch monarchy, and strengthening the powers of parliament and ministers, is proclaimed.
Day of marriage May 1, 1880
- The temperature on May 1, 1880 was about 10.2 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. 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 1880: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 27 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his incandescent lamp.
- February 13 » Thomas Edison observes Thermionic emission.
- May 13 » In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway.
- June 29 » France annexes Tahiti, renaming the independent Kingdom of Tahiti as "Etablissements de français de l'Océanie".
- September 1 » The army of Mohammad Ayub Khan is routed by the British at the Battle of Kandahar, ending the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
- December 16 » Outbreak of the First Boer War between the Boer South African Republic and the British Empire.
Day of death May 30, 1920
- The temperature on May 30, 1920 was between 11.3 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
- January 28 » Foundation of the Spanish Legion.
- June 15 » Following the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, Northern Schleswig is transferred from Germany to Denmark.
- August 16 » The congress of the Communist Party of Bukhara opens. The congress would call for armed revolution.
- August 20 » The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit.
- November 21 » Irish War of Independence: In Dublin, 31 people are killed in what became known as "Bloody Sunday".
- December 3 » Following more than a month of Turkish–Armenian War, the Turkish dictated Treaty of Alexandropol is concluded.
Same birth/death day
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- 1832 » Rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician and academic († 1903)
- 1851 » Anna Laurens Dawes, American author and suffragist († 1938)
- 1852 » Henri Julien, Canadian illustrator († 1908)
- 1863 » John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal († 1932)
- 1867 » Kurt Eisner, German journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Bavaria († 1919)
- 1911 » Milton Bradley, American businessman, founded the Milton Bradley Company (b. 1836)
- 1912 » Wilbur Wright, American pilot and businessman, co-founded the Wright Company (b. 1867)
- 1918 » Georgi Plekhanov, Russian philosopher and theorist (b. 1856)
- 1925 » Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian and author (b. 1876)
- 1926 » Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician and physicist (b. 1864)
- 1934 » Tōgō Heihachirō, Japanese admiral (b. 1848)
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