Family tree Ducell » Derk Jans de Ruiter (1782-1860)

Personal data Derk Jans de Ruiter 

  • Patronym Jans.
  • He was born in the year 1782 in Oude Pekela.
  • Profession: schipper.
  • He died on August 29, 1860 in Oude Pekela, he was 78 years old.
  • This information was last updated on June 24, 2006.

Household of Derk Jans de Ruiter

He had a relationship with Catharina Johanna Eckringa.


Notes about Derk Jans de Ruiter

zoon van Jan Derks de Ruiter en Betje Jans

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Historical events

Day of death August 29, 1860

  • The temperature on August 29, 1860 was about 17.0 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
  • From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • In the year 1860: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • April 6 » The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, later renamed Community of Christ, is organized by Joseph Smith III and others at Amboy, Illinois.
    • April 9 » On his phonautograph machine, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville makes the oldest known recording of an audible human voice.
    • May 5 » Giuseppe Garibaldi sets sail from Genoa, leading the expedition of the Thousand to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and giving birth to the Kingdom of Italy.
    • September 21 » Second Opium War: An Anglo-French force defeats Chinese troops at the Battle of Palikao.
    • December 20 » South Carolina becomes the first state to attempt to secede from the United States.
    • December 29 » The launch of HMSWarrior, with her combination of screw propeller, iron hull and iron armour, renders all previous warships obsolete.


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