Family tree Hoek, van Scherpenzeel, la Verge en van de Water » Willem den Besten (1856-1932)
Personal data Willem den Besten
- He was born on January 4, 1856 in Everdingen (UT).
- He died on February 4, 1932 in Everdingen (UT), he was 76 years old.
- A child of Jan den Besten and Aaltje van Eck
- This information was last updated on May 9, 2020.
Household of Willem den Besten
He is married to Jannigje van Zuilen.
They got married on May 25, 1881 at Everdingen (UT), he was 25 years old.
Child(ren):
- Machiel den Besten 1887-1887
- Aaltje den Besten 1888-1970
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Historical events
Birthday January 4, 1856
- The temperature on January 4, 1856 was about 1.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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).
- From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
- In the year 1856: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- January 26 » First Battle of Seattle. Marines from the USSDecatur drive off American Indian attackers after all day battle with settlers.
- February 22 » The United States Republican Party opens its first national convention in Pittsburgh.
- April 11 » Second Battle of Rivas: Juan Santamaría burns down the hostel where William Walker's filibusters are holed up.
- June 8 » A group of 194 Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the mutineers of HMSBounty, arrives at Norfolk Island, commencing the Third Settlement of the Island.
- June 9 » Five hundred Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa for the Mormon Trail.
- July 31 » Christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city.
Day of marriage May 25, 1881
- The temperature on May 25, 1881 was about 17.6 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 25 » Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company.
- May 10 » Carol I is crowned the King of the Romanian Kingdom.
- May 12 » In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate.
- June 13 » The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.
- June 29 » In Sudan, Muhammad Ahmad declares himself to be the Mahdi, the messianic redeemer of Islam.
- November 3 » The Mapuche uprising of 1881 begins in Chile.
Day of death February 4, 1932
- The temperature on February 4, 1932 was between 5.8 °C and 6.9 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
- May 29 » World War I veterans begin to assemble in Washington, D.C., in the Bonus Army to request cash bonuses promised to them to be paid in 1945.
- August 24 » Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).
- September 29 » Chaco War: Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia.
- November 3 » Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece.
- December 7 » German-born Swiss physicist Albert Einstein is granted an American visa.
- December 10 » Thailand becomes a constitutional monarchy.
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