Genealogy Jan van de Wege and Janna Dekkers » John Dirkse (1859-1937)
Personal data John Dirkse
- He was born on February 23, 1859 in Westkapelle.
- He died on March 10, 1937 in Sheboygan, WI., USA, he was 78 years old.Source 1
- A child of Willeboord Dirkse and Pieternella de Pagter
- This information was last updated on February 2, 2018.
Household of John Dirkse
He is married to Dina Dekker.
They got married on March 13, 1883 at Holland, WI., Verenigde Staten, he was 24 years old.Source 2
Child(ren):
- Willeboord Dirkse 1883-1959
- Grace Dirkse 1884-1944
- Nella Dirkse 1886-1918
- Anna Dirkse ± 1889-1981
- Peter Dirkse ± 1893-1918
- Peter Dirkse 1893-1918
- Harry Dirkse 1895-1966
- Herbert Dirkse 1897-1963
- Hattie Dirkse ± 1900-1985
- Susan Dirkse ± 1902-1953
- Hanna Dirkse 1903-1976
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Historical events
Birthday February 23, 1859
- The temperature on February 23, 1859 was about 7.6 °C. The air pressure was 4.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. 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 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).
- In the year 1859: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- March 3 » The two-day Great Slave Auction, the largest such auction in United States history, concludes.
- May 4 » The Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking Devon and Cornwall in England.
- June 6 » Australia: Queensland is established as a separate colony from New South Wales (Queensland Day).
- June 15 » Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between American and British/Canadian settlers.
- October 26 » The Royal Charter Storm kills at least eight hundred people in the British Isles.
- December 2 » Militant abolitionist leader John Brown is hanged for his October 16 raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
Day of marriage March 13, 1883
- The temperature on March 13, 1883 was about 0.5 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. 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 Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 23 » Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an anti-trust law.
- August 17 » The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
- August 25 » France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
- October 4 » First meeting of the Boys' Brigade in Glasgow, Scotland.
- October 22 » The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust.
- December 21 » The Royal Canadian Dragoons and The Royal Canadian Regiment, the first Permanent Force cavalry and infantry regiments of the Canadian Army, are formed.
Day of death March 10, 1937
- The temperature on March 10, 1937 was between -2 °C and 3.0 °C and averaged 0.3 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (12%). 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
- February 19 » Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Ethiopian nationalists of Eritrean origin attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades.
- April 26 » Spanish Civil War: Guernica, Spain, is bombed by German Luftwaffe.
- May 6 » Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed.
- July 2 » Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan are last heard from over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight.
- August 13 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Shanghai begins.
- October 2 » Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of Haitians living in the northwestern region of the Dominican Republic.
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