Genealogy Ploegman » Simon van der Held (1856-1926)
Personal data Simon van der Held
- He was born on March 1, 1856 in Rotterdam.
- He died on March 29, 1926 in Scheveningen, he was 70 years old.
- A child of Simon van der Held and Adriana Cornelia Meevers
- This information was last updated on January 18, 2023.
Household of Simon van der Held
He is married to Johanna Sophia Carolina Ploegman.
They got married on September 24, 1896 at Rotterdam, he was 40 years old.
Notes about Simon van der Held
1896 in 's-Gravenhage
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Historical events
Birthday March 1, 1856
- The temperature on March 1, 1856 was about 6.5 °C. The air pressure was 6.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
- In the year 1856: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- February 22 » The United States Republican Party opens its first national convention in Pittsburgh.
- April 21 » Australian labour movement: Stonemasons and building workers on building sites around Melbourne march from the University of Melbourne to Parliament House to achieve an eight-hour day.
- May 21 » Lawrence, Kansas is captured and burned by pro-slavery forces.
- June 8 » A group of 194 Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the mutineers of HMSBounty, arrives at Norfolk Island, commencing the Third Settlement of the Island.
- June 9 » Five hundred Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa for the Mormon Trail.
- July 31 » Christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city.
Day of marriage September 24, 1896
- The temperature on September 24, 1896 was about 10.9 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 28 » Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, becomes the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined one shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8mph (13km/h), thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2mph (3.2km/h).
- March 1 » Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
- June 4 » Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.
- June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
- November 1 » A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
- December 14 » The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.
Day of death March 29, 1926
- The temperature on March 29, 1926 was between -0.2 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
- January 26 » The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird.
- May 18 » Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California.
- June 14 » Brazil leaves the League of Nations.
- July 23 » Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.
- August 6 » In New York City, the Warner Bros.' Vitaphone system premieres with the movie Don Juan starring John Barrymore.
- November 25 » The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history kills 76 people and injures more than 400.
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