RanHam Tree » James S Ridgeway (1812-1879)
Personal data James S Ridgeway
Source 1- He was born on December 18, 1812 in Hardin Co., Kentucky.
- He died on December 6, 1879 in Kokomo, Howard, India, he was 66 years old.
- A child of John Caliph /Ridgway Ridgeway and Margaret Crume
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Birthday December 18, 1812
- The temperature on December 18, 1812 was about -5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: betrokken sneeuw. 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 1812: Source: Wikipedia
- February 7 » The strongest in a series of earthquakes strikes New Madrid, Missouri.
- February 27 » Argentine War of Independence: Manuel Belgrano raises the Flag of Argentina in the city of Rosario for the first time.
- May 2 » The Siege of Cuautla during the Mexican War of Independence ends with both sides claiming victory after Mexican rebels under José María Morelos y Pavón abandon the city after 72 days under siege by royalist Spanish troops under Félix María Calleja.
- September 4 » War of 1812: The Siege of Fort Harrison begins when the fort is set on fire.
- September 13 » War of 1812: A supply wagon sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows.
- October 25 » War of 1812: The American frigate, USSUnited States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, captures the British frigate HMSMacedonian.
Day of death December 6, 1879
- The temperature on December 6, 1879 was about -5.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 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 year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
- May 21 » War of the Pacific: Two Chilean ships blocking the harbor of Iquique (then belonging to Peru) battle two Peruvian vessels in the Battle of Iquique.
- July 4 » Anglo-Zulu War: The Zululand capital of Ulundi is captured by British troops and burned to the ground, ending the war and forcing King Cetshwayo to flee.
- August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
- October 8 » War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos.
- December 31 » Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
Same birth/death day
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- 1824 » John Hall, English-New Zealand politician, 12th Prime Minister of New Zealand († 1907)
- 1825 » Charles Griffin, American general († 1876)
- 1825 » John S. Harris, American surveyor and politician († 1906)
- 1835 » Lyman Abbott, American minister, theologian, and author († 1922)
- 1847 » Augusta Holmès, French pianist and composer († 1903)
- 1868 » August Schleicher, German linguist and academic (b. 1821)
- 1878 » Theodoros Vryzakis, Greek painter and educator (b. 1814)
- 1879 » Erastus Brigham Bigelow, American businessman (b. 1814)
- 1882 » Alfred Escher, Swiss businessman and politician, founded Credit Suisse (b. 1819)
- 1882 » Anthony Trollope, English novelist, essayist, and short story writer (b. 1815)
- 1889 » Jefferson Davis, American general and politician, President of the Confederate States of America (b. 1808)
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Randy James Hammock, "RanHam Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/ranham-tree/P2569.php : accessed December 27, 2025), "James S Ridgeway (1812-1879)".