Family tree Koster Twijslerheide e.o. » Metske van der Wal (1855-1900)
Personal data Metske van der Wal
- He was born on October 1, 1855 in Drogeham.
- He died on December 3, 1900 in Drogeham, he was 45 years old.
- A child of Pier Metskes van der Wal and Lijsbeth Hendriks Rinzema
- This information was last updated on May 31, 2020.
Household of Metske van der Wal
He is married to Aafke van der Hoek.
They got married on May 16, 1885 at Achtkarspelen, he was 29 years old.Source 1
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Historical events
Birthday October 1, 1855
- The temperature on October 1, 1855 was about 12.8 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 year 1855: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- February 14 » Texas is linked by telegraph to the rest of the United States, with the completion of a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas.
- March 2 » Alexander II becomes Tsar of Russia.
- June 28 » Sigma Chi fraternity is founded in North America.
- July 1 » Signing of the Quinault Treaty: The Quinault and the Quileute cede their land to the United States.
- September 3 » American Indian Wars: In Nebraska, 700 soldiers under United States General William S. Harney avenge the Grattan massacre by attacking a Sioux village and killing 100 men, women and children.
- September 29 » The Philippine port of Iloilo is opened to world trade by the Spanish administration.
Day of marriage May 16, 1885
- The temperature on May 16, 1885 was about 10.3 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 18 » Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the United States.
- March 26 » The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada.
- April 3 » Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his engine design.
- June 3 » In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police.
- September 2 » Rock Springs massacre: In Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 white miners, who are struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers killing 28, wounding 15 and forcing several hundred more out of town.
- October 13 » The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.
Day of death December 3, 1900
- The temperature on December 3, 1900 was about 1.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 7 » Second Boer War: British troops fail in their third attempt to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
- February 27 » Fußball-Club Bayern München is founded.
- May 26 » Thousand Days' War: The Colombian Conservative Party turns the tide of war in their favor with victory against the Colombian Liberal Party in the Battle of Palonegro.
- August 3 » The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
- August 16 » The Battle of Elands River during the Second Boer War ends after a 13-day siege is lifted by the British. The battle had begun when a force of between 2,000 and 3,000 Boers had surrounded a force of 500 Australians, Rhodesians, Canadians and British soldiers at a supply dump at Brakfontein Drift.
- September 17 » Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at Mabitac.
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- 1894 » Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist (b. 1850)
- 1902 » Robert Lawson, New Zealand architect, designed the Otago Boys' High School and Knox Church (b. 1833)
- 1904 » David Bratton, American water polo player (b. 1869)
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