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Christening day March 25, 1824

• The temperature on March 25, 1824 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: half bewolkt betrokken. Source: KNMI
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  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 1824: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 22 » The Ashantis defeat British forces in the Gold Coast.
  • March 17 » The Anglo-Dutch Treaty is signed in London, dividing the Malay archipelago. As a result, the Malay Peninsula is dominated by the British, while Sumatra and Java and surrounding areas are dominated by the Dutch.
  • June 21 » Greek War of Independence: Egyptian forces capture Psara in the Aegean Sea.
  • July 25 » Costa Rica annexes Guanacaste from Nicaragua.
  • October 9 » Slavery in Latin America: Slavery is abolished in Costa Rica.
  • October 21 » Portland cement is patented.

Day of marriage July 31, 1883

• The temperature on July 31, 1883 was about 15.7 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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.
  • January 19 » The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
  • March 20 » The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is signed.
  • May 24 » The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
  • June 16 » The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England, kills 183 children.
  • August 17 » The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
  • November 9 » The 90th Winnipeg Battalion of Rifles, (later the Royal Winnipeg Rifles) of the Canadian Armed Forces is founded.

Day of death May 2, 1898

• The temperature on May 2, 1898 was about 24.6 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 47%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1898: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • February 27 » King George I of Greece survives an assassination attempt.
  • April 20 » U.S. President William McKinley signed a joint resolution to Congress for declaration of war against Spain, beginning the Spanish–American War.
  • August 13 » Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.
  • August 24 » Count Muravyov, Foreign Minister of Russia presents a rescript that convoked the First Hague Peace Conference.
  • August 25 » Seven hundred Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob in Heraklion, Greece.
  • October 18 » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.

Day of burial May 5, 1898

• The temperature on May 5, 1898 was about 10.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1898: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • May 1 » Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron of the Spanish Navy after a seven-hour battle. Spain loses all seven of its ships, and 381 Spanish sailors die. There are no American vessel losses or combat deaths.
  • June 21 » The United States captures Guam from Spain. The few warning shots fired by the U.S. naval vessels are misinterpreted as salutes by the Spanish garrison, which was unaware that the two nations were at war.
  • July 3 » A Spanish squadron, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is defeated by an American squadron under William T. Sampson in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
  • September 13 » Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
  • October 18 » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.
  • December 3 » The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club defeated an all-star collection of early football players 16–0, in what is considered to be the very first all-star game for professional American football.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1880 » Eberhard Anheuser, German-American businessman, co-founded Anheuser-Busch (b. 1805)
• 1880 » Tom Wills, Australian cricketer, co-created Australian rules football (b. 1835)
• 1885 » Terézia Zakoucs, Hungarian-Slovene author (b. 1817)
• 1915 » Clara Immerwahr, German chemist (b. 1870)
• 1918 » Jüri Vilms, Estonian lawyer and politician (b. 1889)
• 1925 » Antun Branko Šimić, Croatian and Bosnian-Herzegovinian poet (b. 1898)