Family tree Klompstra » Antje Cornelis de Vries (1792-1874)

Christening day February 24, 1793

• The temperature on February 24, 1793 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: omtrent 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 1793: Source: Wikipedia
  • May 23 » Battle of Famars during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.
  • August 10 » The Musée du Louvre is officially opened in Paris, France.
  • August 27 » French Revolutionary Wars: The city of Toulon revolts against the French Republic and admits the British and Spanish fleets to seize its port, leading to the Siege of Toulon by French Revolutionary forces.
  • October 13 » French Revolutionary Wars: Austro-Prussian victory over Republican France at the First Battle of Wissembourg.
  • November 10 » A Goddess of Reason is proclaimed by the French Convention at the suggestion of Pierre Gaspard Chaumette.
  • December 26 » Second Battle of Wissembourg: France defeats Austria.

Day of marriage April 21, 1813

• The temperature on April 21, 1813 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt bui. Source: KNMI
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  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 1813: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 3 » José de San Martín defeats a Spanish royalist army at the Battle of San Lorenzo, part of the Argentine War of Independence.
  • February 7 » In the action of 7 February 1813 near the Îles de Los, the frigates Aréthuse and Amelia batter each other, but neither can gain the upper hand.
  • June 21 » Peninsular War: Wellington defeats Joseph Bonaparte at the Battle of Vitoria.
  • August 26 » War of the Sixth Coalition: An impromptu battle takes place when French and Prussian-Russian forces accidentally run into each other near Liegnitz, Prussia (now Legnica, Poland).
  • November 11 » War of 1812: Battle of Crysler's Farm: British and Canadian forces defeat a larger American force, causing the Americans to abandon their Saint Lawrence campaign.
  • December 30 » War of 1812: British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York.

Day of death July 2, 1874

• The temperature on July 2, 1874 was about 29.7 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 45%. 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 July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
• From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
• In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • February 21 » The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first edition.
  • March 15 » France and Vietnam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina.
  • March 18 » Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.
  • May 16 » A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.
  • October 9 » The Universal Postal Union is created by the Treaty of Bern.
  • November 25 » The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1843 » Samuel Hahnemann, German physician and academic (b. 1755)
• 1850 » Robert Peel, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1788)
• 1857 » Carlo Pisacane, Italian soldier and philosopher (b. 1818)
• 1903 » Ed Delahanty, American baseball player (b. 1867)
• 1912 » Tom Richardson, English cricketer (b. 1870)
• 1914 » Joseph Chamberlain, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1836)