Family tree Groot » Hiske Tjebbes de Vries (1791-1862)

Christening day September 11, 1791

• The temperature on September 11, 1791 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: helder. 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 1791: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 2 » Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris.
  • May 3 » The Constitution of May 3 (the first modern constitution in Europe) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
  • August 4 » The Treaty of Sistova is signed, ending the Ottoman–Habsburg wars.
  • August 14 » Slaves from plantations in Saint-Domingue hold a Vodou ceremony led by houngan Dutty Boukman at Bois Caïman, marking the start of the Haitian Revolution.
  • August 30 » HMSPandora sinks after having run aground on the outer Great Barrier Reef the previous day.
  • November 4 » Northwest Indian War: The Western Confederacy of American Indians wins a major victory over the United States in the Battle of the Wabash.

Day of death November 22, 1862

• The temperature on November 22, 1862 was about 1.7 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
• 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 year 1862: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • June 19 » The U.S. Congress prohibits slavery in United States territories, nullifying Dred Scott v. Sandford.
  • July 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Malvern Hill takes place. It is the last of the Seven Days Battles, part of George B. McClellan's Peninsula Campaign.
  • July 16 » American Civil War: David Farragut is promoted to rear admiral, becoming the first officer in United States Navy to hold an admiral rank.
  • August 17 » American Indian Wars: The Dakota War of 1862 begins in Minnesota as Dakota warriors attack white settlements along the Minnesota River.
  • September 13 » American Civil War: Union soldiers find a copy of Robert E. Lee's battle plans in a field outside Frederick, Maryland. It is the prelude to the Battle of Antietam.
  • September 15 » American Civil War: Confederate forces capture Harpers Ferry, Virginia (present-day Harpers Ferry, West Virginia).

Source: Wikipedia

• 1871 » Oscar James Dunn, African American activist and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana 1868-1871 (b. 1826)
• 1875 » Henry Wilson, American colonel, journalist, and politician, 18th Vice President of the United States (b. 1812)
• 1886 » Mary Boykin Chesnut, American author (b. 1823)
• 1896 » George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., American engineer, invented the Ferris wheel (b. 1859)
• 1900 » Arthur Sullivan, English composer and scholar (b. 1842)
• 1902 » Walter Reed, American physician and entomologist (b. 1851)