Family tree De Kunder » Dirk Meurs (1838-1923)
Personal data Dirk Meurs
- He was born on March 3, 1838 in Wageningen.
- Profession: leerlooier.
- He died on February 21, 1923 in Velp, he was 84 years old.
- A child of Gerrit Meurs and Elisabeth van der Horst
- This information was last updated on February 22, 2023.
Household of Dirk Meurs
He is married to Teunisje Bos.
They got married on November 9, 1866 at Wageningen, he was 28 years old.
Child(ren):
- Jan Willem Meurs 1869-1923
- Hendrik Meurs 1872-????
- Albertus Meurs 1874-????
- Dirk Meurs 1877-????
- Antonius Meurs 1880-1960
- Elisabeth Meurs 1882-1976
- Jan Meurs 1886-1970
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Birthday March 3, 1838
- The temperature on March 3, 1838 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: betrokken bui. 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 1838: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
- January 6 » Alfred Vail and colleagues demonstrate a telegraph system using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code).
- June 28 » Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
- August 18 » The Wilkes Expedition, which would explore the Puget Sound and Antarctica, weighs anchor at Hampton Roads.
- October 5 » The Killough massacre in east Texas sees eighteen Texian settlers either killed or kidnapped.
- October 27 » Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs issues the Extermination Order, which orders all Mormons to leave the state or be killed.
- December 16 » Great Trek: Battle of Blood River: Voortrekkers led by Andries Pretorius and Sarel Cilliers defeat Zulu impis, led by Dambuza (Nzobo) and Ndlela kaSompisi in what is today KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Day of marriage November 9, 1866
- The temperature on November 9, 1866 was about 9.3 °C. The air pressure was 20 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
- From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- February 16 » Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington becomes British Secretary of State for War.
- April 8 » Italy and Prussia ally against the Austrian Empire.
- June 3 » The Fenians are driven out of Fort Erie, Ontario back into the United States.
- July 25 » The United States Congress passes legislation authorizing the rank of General of the Army. Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant becomes the first to be promoted to this rank.
- August 17 » The Grand Duchy of Baden announces her withdrawal from the German Confederation and signs a treaty of peace and alliance with Prussia.
- September 22 » The Battle of Curupayty is Paraguay's only significant victory in the Paraguayan War.
Day of death February 21, 1923
- The temperature on February 21, 1923 was between -5.2 °C and 1.7 °C and averaged -2.1 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
- February 10 » Texas Tech University is founded as Texas Technological College in Lubbock, Texas
- April 28 » Wembley Stadium is opened, named initially as the Empire Stadium.
- June 9 » Bulgaria's military takes over the government in a coup.
- July 1 » The Parliament of Canada suspends all Chinese immigration.
- July 24 » The Treaty of Lausanne, settling the boundaries of modern Turkey, is signed in Switzerland by Greece, Bulgaria and other countries that fought in World War I.
- October 6 » The Turkish National Movement enters Constantinople.
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- 1831 » George Pullman, American engineer and businessman, founded the Pullman Company († 1897)
- 1839 » Jamsetji Tata, Indian businessman, founded Tata Group († 1904)
- 1841 » John Murray, Canadian-Scottish oceanographer and biologist († 1914)
- 1845 » Georg Cantor, Russian-German mathematician and philosopher († 1918)
- 1847 » Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-American engineer and academic, invented the telephone († 1922)
- 1919 » Kurt Eisner, German journalist and politician, Minister-President of Bavaria (b. 1867)
- 1926 » Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1853)
- 1934 » Augusto César Sandino, Nicaraguan rebel leader (b. 1895)
- 1938 » George Ellery Hale, American astronomer and academic (b. 1868)
- 1941 » Frederick Banting, Canadian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
- 1944 » Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-French race car driver (b. 1873)
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