Harris-Vessie Tree » Alexander gordon (1811-1889)
Personal data Alexander gordon
Sources 1, 2- He was born on March 12, 1811 in St Vigeans, Angus, Scotland.
- He died on April 27, 1889 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland, he was 78 years old.
- A child of Peter gordon and Elizabeth Lindsay
Household of Alexander gordon
Notes about Alexander gordon
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Historical events
Birthday March 12, 1811
- The temperature on March 12, 1811 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: betrokken mist. 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 1811: Source: Wikipedia
- March 2 » Argentine War of Independence: A royalist fleet defeats a small flotilla of revolutionary ships in the Battle of San Nicolás on the River Plate.
- March 5 » Peninsular War: A French force under the command of Marshal Victor is routed while trying to prevent an Anglo-Spanish-Portuguese army from lifting the Siege of Cádiz in the Battle of Barrosa.
- March 11 » During André Masséna's retreat from the Lines of Torres Vedras, a division led by French Marshal Michel Ney fights off a combined Anglo-Portuguese force to give Masséna time to escape.
- May 5 » Peninsular War: In the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro, the British-Portuguese Army repels an attempt by the French Army of Portugal to relieve the besieged city of Almeida.
- May 14 » Paraguay: Pedro Juan Caballero, Fulgencio Yegros and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia start actions to depose the Spanish governor.
- October 11 » The Juliana begins operation as the first steam-powered ferry in New York harbor.
Day of death April 27, 1889
- The temperature on April 27, 1889 was about 16.8 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 50%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 8 » Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator.
- January 15 » The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta.
- March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
- April 1 » The University of Northern Colorado was established, as the Colorado State Normal School.
- July 8 » The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
- November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.
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- 1821 » John Abbott, Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Canada († 1893)
- 1821 » Medo Pucić, Croatian writer and politician († 1882)
- 1823 » Katsu Kaishū, Japanese statesman († 1899)
- 1873 » William Macready, English actor and manager (b. 1793)
- 1882 » Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher (b. 1803)
- 1893 » John Ballance, Irish-born New Zealand journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1839)
- 1896 » Henry Parkes, English-Australian businessman and politician, 7th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1815)
- 1915 » Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1872)
- 1915 » John Labatt, Canadian businessman (b. 1838)
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