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Personal data Willem Donkers 

  • He was born on March 1, 1856 in Wanroij, Brabant, Netherlands.
  • He died on November 4, 1933 in Wanroij, Brabant, Netherlands, he was 77 years old.
    OverledeneWillem Donkers
    GeslachtMan
    VaderAntoon Donkers
    MoederGertruij Abels
    RelatieHendrika van de Brug
    GebeurtenisOverlijden
    Datum04-11-1933
    GebeurtenisplaatsWanroij
    DocumenttypeBS Overlijden
    ErfgoedinstellingBrabants Historisch Informatie Centrum
    Plaats instelling's-Hertogenbosch
    CollectiegebiedNoord-Brabant
    Archief405
    Registratienummer630
    Aktenummer14
    AkteplaatsWanroij
    CollectieBron: boek, Deel: 630, Periode: 1933
    BoekOverlijdensregister 1933
  • This information was last updated on January 15, 2020.

Household of Willem Donkers

He is married to Hendrika van de Brug.

They got married on April 16, 1887 at Wanroij, Brabant, Netherlands, he was 31 years old.

BruidegomWillem Donkers
GeboorteplaatsWanroij
BruidHendrika van de Brug
GeboorteplaatsWanroij
Vader van de bruidegomAntoon Donkers
Moeder van de bruidegomGertruij Abels
Vader van de bruidJohannes van de Brug
Moeder van de bruidPetronella van den Heuvel
GebeurtenisHuwelijk
Datum16-04-1887
GebeurtenisplaatsWanroij
DocumenttypeBS Huwelijk
ErfgoedinstellingBrabants Historisch Informatie Centrum
Plaats instelling's-Hertogenbosch
CollectiegebiedNoord-Brabant
Archief50
Registratienummer8740
Aktenummer3
Registratiedatum16-04-1887
AkteplaatsWanroij
CollectieBron: boek, Deel: 8740, Periode: 1887
BoekHuwelijksregister Wanroij 1887

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Historical events

Birthday March 1, 1856

  • The temperature on March 1, 1856 was about 6.5 °C. The air pressure was 6.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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).
  • 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 29 » Queen Victoria issues a Warrant under the Royal sign-manual that establishes the Victoria Cross to recognise acts of valour by British military personnel during the Crimean War.
    • February 11 » The Kingdom of Awadh is annexed by the British East India Company and Wajid Ali Shah, the king of Awadh, is deposed.
    • April 11 » Second Battle of Rivas: Juan Santamaría burns down the hostel where William Walker's filibusters are holed up.
    • May 22 » Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina severely beats Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts with a cane in the hall of the United States Senate for a speech Sumner had made regarding Southerners and slavery.
    • May 24 » John Brown and his men kill five slavery supporters at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas.
    • August 10 » The Last Island hurricane strikes Louisiana, resulting in over 200 deaths.

Day of death November 4, 1933

  • The temperature on November 4, 1933 was between -0.8 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
    • January 5 » Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay.
    • April 1 » English cricketer Wally Hammond set a record for the highest individual Test innings of 336 not out, during a Test match against New Zealand.
    • April 4 » U.S. Navy airship USSAkron is wrecked off the New Jersey coast due to severe weather.
    • April 7 » Prohibition in the United States is repealed for beer of no more than 3.2% alcohol by weight, eight months before the ratification of the XXI amendment. (Now celebrated as National Beer Day in the United States.)
    • August 14 » Loggers cause a forest fire in the Coast Range of Oregon, later known as the first forest fire of the Tillamook Burn; it is not fully extinguished until September 5, after destroying 240,000 acres (970km).
    • December 6 » U.S. federal judge John M. Woolsey rules that James Joyce's novel Ulysses is not obscene.


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