Jan Borren » Geurt Staal (1844-1925)
Personal data Geurt Staal
- He was born on February 14, 1844 in Putten.
- Profession: landbouwer.
- He died on May 12, 1925 in Putten, he was 81 years old.
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REFN 47# - A child of Geurt Staal and Gerritje Schuurman
Household of Geurt Staal
He is married to Maria Doppenberg.
They got married on September 28, 1878 at Putten, he was 34 years old.
#They were married in church on September 29, 1878 at Putten, he was 34 years old.
REFN 26#
Child(ren):
- Geurt Staal 1879-1885
- Breunisje Staal 1882-????
- Geertje Staal 1888-1890
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Birthday February 14, 1844
- The temperature on February 14, 1844 was about -3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: half bewolkt. 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 1844: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- February 27 » The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti.
- February 28 » A gun on USSPrinceton explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing six people, including two United States Cabinet members.
- May 1 » Hong Kong Police Force, the world's second modern police force and Asia's first, is established.
- May 24 » Samuel Morse sends the message "What hath God wrought" (a biblical quotation, Numbers 23:23) from a committee room in the United States Capitol to his assistant, Alfred Vail, in Baltimore, Maryland, to inaugurate a commercial telegraph line between Baltimore and Washington D.C.
- June 6 » The Glaciarium, the world's first mechanically frozen ice rink, opens.
- October 22 » Millerites, followers of Baptist preacher William Miller anticipate the end of the world in conjunction with the Second Advent of Christ. The following day became known as the Great Disappointment.
Day of marriage September 28, 1878
- The temperature on September 28, 1878 was about 13.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 4 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Sofia is liberated from Ottoman rule and designated the capital of Liberated Bulgaria.
- January 28 » Yale Daily News becomes the first independent daily college newspaper in the United States.
- February 18 » John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jesse Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
- February 19 » Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.
- May 14 » The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.
- September 3 » Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.
Day of death May 12, 1925
- The temperature on May 12, 1925 was between 5.7 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- 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 year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
- March 21 » The Butler Act prohibits the teaching of human evolution in Tennessee.
- April 16 » During the Communist St Nedelya Church assault in Sofia, Bulgaria, 150 are killed and 500 are wounded.
- April 26 » Paul von Hindenburg defeats Wilhelm Marx in the second round of the German presidential election to become the first directly elected head of state of the Weimar Republic.
- May 30 » May Thirtieth Movement: Shanghai Municipal Police Force shoot and kill 13 protesting workers.
- September 8 » Rif War: Spanish forces including troops from the Foreign Legion under Colonel Francisco Franco landing at Al Hoceima, Morocco.
- November 5 » Secret agent Sidney Reilly, the first "super-spy" of the 20th century, is executed by the OGPU, the secret police of the Soviet Union.
Same birth/death day
- 1835 » Piet Paaltjens, Dutch minister and poet († 1894)
- 1838 » Margaret E. Knight, American inventor († 1914)
- 1846 » Julian Scott, American soldier and drummer, Medal of Honor recipient († 1901)
- 1847 » Anna Howard Shaw, American physician, minister, and activist († 1919)
- 1848 » Benjamin Baillaud, French astronomer and academic († 1934)
- 1855 » Frank Harris, Irish author and journalist († 1931)
- 1907 » Joris-Karl Huysmans, French author and critic (b. 1848)
- 1916 » James Connolly, Scottish-born Irish socialist and rebel leader (b. 1868)
- 1925 » Amy Lowell, American poet and critic (b. 1874)
- 1931 » Eugène Ysaÿe, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1858)
- 1935 » Józef Piłsudski, Polish field marshal and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1867)
- 1944 » Max Brand, American journalist and author (b. 1892)
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