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Personal data Willem de Rooij
- He was born on February 24, 1840 in Loosdrecht, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- He died on August 1, 1912 in Breukelen, Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Nederland, he was 72 years old.
- A child of Dirk de Rooij and Jacobje Breij
- This information was last updated on February 15, 2017.
Household of Willem de Rooij
He is married to Aagje Dros.
They got married on November 25, 1870 at Breukelen, Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Nederland, he was 30 years old.
Child(ren):
- Jacob de Rooij 1874-1875
- Jacopie de Rooij 1884-1884
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Historical events
Birthday February 24, 1840
- The temperature on February 24, 1840 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: helder winderig. 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 1840: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
- February 10 » Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom marries Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
- February 11 » Gaetano Donizetti's opera La fille du régiment receives its first performance in Paris, France.
- May 1 » The Penny Black, the first official adhesive postage stamp, is issued in the United Kingdom.
- May 20 » York Minster is badly damaged by fire.
- May 22 » The penal transportation of British convicts to the New South Wales colony is abolished.
- October 11 » The Maronite leader Bashir Shihab II surrenders to the Ottoman Empire and later is sent to Malta in exile.
Day of marriage November 25, 1870
- The temperature on November 25, 1870 was about 13.5 °C. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 3 » Construction work begins on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, United States.
- January 10 » John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.
- February 15 » Stevens Institute of Technology is founded in New Jersey, USA and offers the first Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- September 2 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan: Prussian forces take Napoleon III of France and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner.
- October 2 » A plebiscite held in Rome, supports annexation of city of Rome by the Kingdom of Italy.
- December 12 » Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.
Day of death August 1, 1912
- The temperature on August 1, 1912 was between 9.3 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
- April 18 » The Cunard liner RMSCarpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMSTitanic to New York City.
- July 30 » Japan's Emperor Meiji dies and is succeeded by his son Yoshihito, who is now known as the Emperor Taishō.
- September 28 » Corporal Frank S. Scott of the United States Army becomes the first enlisted man to die in an airplane crash.
- October 3 » U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels at the Battle of Coyotepe Hill.
- November 19 » First Balkan War: The Serbian Army captures Bitola, ending the five-century-long Ottoman rule of Macedonia.
- December 19 » William Van Schaick, captain of the steamship General Slocum which caught fire and killed over one thousand people, is pardoned by U.S. President William Howard Taft after 3⁄2 years in Sing Sing prison.
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