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.
- January 28 » A locomotive on the Panama Canal Railway runs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean for the first time.
- February 11 » Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia.
- February 12 » Michigan State University is established.
- February 22 » The Pennsylvania State University is founded in State College, Pennsylvania (as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania).
- June 1 » The American adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua.
- 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.
- January 17 » A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.
- April 2 » Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
- May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
- June 9 » Treaty of Tientsin is signed to end the Sino-French War, with China eventually giving up Tonkin and Annam – most of present-day Vietnam – to France.
- September 12 » Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional Association football.
- December 28 » Indian National Congress, a political party of India, is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India.
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.
- March 16 » Sir Arthur Evans purchased the land around the ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete.
- May 23 » American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863.
- May 24 » Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.
- June 20 » Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army begins a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Beijing, China.
- July 2 » The first Zeppelin flight takes place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.
- December 14 » Quantum mechanics: Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law.
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- 1847 » Annie Besant, English-Indian activist and author († 1933)
- 1865 » Paul Dukas, French composer, scholar, and critic († 1935)
- 1890 » Billy Midwinter, English-Australian cricketer (b. 1851)
- 1892 » Afanasy Fet, Russian author and poet (b. 1820)
- 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)
- 1910 » Mary Baker Eddy, American religious leader and author, founded Christian Science (b. 1821)
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