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Personal data Jan Willem Cillessen
- He was born on October 15, 1845 in Groesbeek.Source 1
Tijdstip: 22:00
- Birth registration on October 16, 1845.Source 2
- Profession: Metselaar.
- He died on February 12, 1917 in Groesbeek, he was 71 years old.
Tijdstip: 18:00
- Death registration on February 13, 1917.Source 3
- The birth parents are Gerrit Cillessen and Everdina Bax
- This information was last updated on June 16, 2016.
Household of Jan Willem Cillessen
He is married to Elisabeth Jacobs.
They got married on October 8, 1885 at Groesbeek, he was 39 years old.Source 4
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Willem Cillessen
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Sources
Theo Nillessen
geboorteakte 1845.], zoon van Gerard (Gerrit) Cillessen en Everdinna Bax. Van de geboorte is aangifte gedaan op 16-10-1845 [bron: geboorteakte 1845.]
Genlias, gelders archief, toegangsnr: 0207, inventarisnr: 8396, aktenr: 31. Van het overlijden is aangifte gedaan op 13-02-1917 [bron: overlijdensakte 1917.
Geboorteakte 1842.], dochter van Willem Jacobs en Elisabeth Kersten. Van de geboorte is aangifte gedaan op 27-01-1842 [bron: geboorteakte 1842.].
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Historical events
Birthday October 15, 1845
- The temperature on October 15, 1845 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: helder dampig. 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).
- In the year 1845: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- March 3 » Florida is admitted as the 27th U.S. state.
- March 13 » Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto receives its première performance in Leipzig with Ferdinand David as soloist.
- July 19 » Great New York City Fire of 1845: The last great fire to affect Manhattan begins early in the morning and is subdued that afternoon. The fire kills four firefighters and 26 civilians and destroys 345 buildings.
- September 9 » Possible start of the Great Potato Famine.
- November 20 » Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata: Battle of Vuelta de Obligado.
- December 27 » Journalist John L. O'Sullivan, writing in his newspaper the New York Morning News, argues that the United States had the right to claim the entire Oregon Country "by the right of our manifest destiny".
Day of marriage October 8, 1885
- The temperature on October 8, 1885 was about 10.5 °C. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. 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 5 » King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
- May 2 » Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
- June 3 » In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police.
- 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.
- July 20 » The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association.
- November 17 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: The decisive Battle of Slivnitsa begins.
Day of death February 12, 1917
- The temperature on February 12, 1917 was between -0.5 °C and 2.8 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- January 11 » The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
- February 23 » First demonstrations in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The beginning of the February Revolution (March 8 in the Gregorian calendar).
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- September 26 » World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
- October 15 » World War I: Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by France for espionage.
- November 20 » World War I: Battle of Cambrai begins: British forces make early progress in an attack on German positions but are later pushed back.
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