Family tree Corbey » Francois Hubert Meys (1768-1914)
Personal data Francois Hubert Meys
- He was born on November 5, 1768 in La Gleize.
Attention: Was older than 65 years (111) when child (Albert Jean Meijs) was born (February 17, 1880). - He died on January 14, 1914 in Jupille. Attention: Age above 100 years (146).
- A child of Jean Martin Meys and Jeanne Marie Lejeune
- This information was last updated on September 2, 2001.
Household of Francois Hubert Meys
Attention: Partner (Marie-Th?r?se Legrand) is 74 years younger.
He has/had a relationship with Marie-Thérèse Legrand.
Child(ren):
- Albert Jean Meijs 1880-1963
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Historical events
Birthday November 5, 1768
- The temperature on November 5, 1768 was about 9.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: regen donker. Source: KNMI
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1768: Source: Wikipedia
- February 29 » Polish nobles form the Bar Confederation.
- April 4 » In London, Philip Astley stages the first modern circus.
- May 10 » Rioting occurs in London after John Wilkes is imprisoned for writing an article for The North Briton severely criticizing King George III.
- November 5 » Treaty of Fort Stanwix, the purpose of which is to adjust the boundary line between Indian lands and white settlements set forth in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 in the Thirteen Colonies.
- December 1 » The former slave ship Fredensborg sinks off Tromøya in Norway.
- December 10 » The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published.
Day of death January 14, 1914
- The temperature on January 14, 1914 was between -5.3 °C and -2.4 °C and averaged -4.1 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
- April 23 » First baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park, in Chicago.
- May 30 » The new, and then the largest, Cunard ocean liner RMSAquitania, 45,647 tons, sets sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
- August 23 » World War I: Japan declares war on Germany.
- September 11 » World War I: Australia invades German New Guinea, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
- October 18 » The Schoenstatt Movement is founded in Germany.
- November 2 » World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles are subsequently closed.
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- 1908 » Holger Drachmann, Danish poet and playwright (b. 1846)
- 1915 » Richard Meux Benson, English priest and saint, founded the Society of St. John the Evangelist (b. 1824)
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