Family tree Ocken » Wiard Roelofs Okken (1837-1899)
Personal data Wiard Roelofs Okken
Source 1- He was born on March 11, 1837 in Borkum.
- He died on September 3, 1899 in Borkum, he was 62 years old.
- A child of Roelof Feyken Ocken and Wilhelmina Helmers
Household of Wiard Roelofs Okken
He is married to Diewerke Janssen Kieviet.
They got married on October 2, 1870 at Borkum, he was 33 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- levenloos Okken 1871-1871
- Hieltje Okken 1872-1917
- levenloos Okken 1873-1873
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Relationship Wiard Roelofs Okken
- Wiard Roelofs Okken is the 5th great grandson of Enne Feyken:
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Historical events
Birthday March 11, 1837
- The temperature on March 11, 1837 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: omtrent betrokken regen. 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 1837: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
- February 8 » Richard Johnson becomes the first Vice President of the United States chosen by the United States Senate.
- June 11 » The Broad Street Riot occurs in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between Yankees and Irish.
- July 1 » A system of civil registration of births, marriages and deaths is established in England and Wales.
- July 4 » Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and Liverpool.
- November 8 » Mary Lyon founds Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, which later becomes Mount Holyoke College.
- December 25 » Second Seminole War: American general Zachary Taylor leads 1,100 troops against the Seminoles at the Battle of Lake Okeechobee.
Day of marriage October 2, 1870
- The temperature on October 2, 1870 was about 9.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 6 » The inauguration of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.
- January 15 » A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly).
- February 3 » The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing voting rights to male citizens regardless of race.
- June 22 » The United States Department of Justice is created by the U.S. Congress.
- July 18 » The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility.
- July 19 » Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
Day of death September 3, 1899
- The temperature on September 3, 1899 was about 14.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 1899: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 19 » Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is formed.
- January 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
- April 18 » The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
- July 11 » Fiat founded by Giovanni Agnelli in Turin, Italy.
- July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
- September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
Same birth/death day
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- 1815 » Anna Bochkoltz, German operatic soprano, voice teacher and composer († 1879)
- 1818 » Marius Petipa, French-Russian dancer and choreographer († 1910)
- 1819 » Henry Tate, English businessman and philanthropist, founded Tate & Lyle († 1899)
- 1822 » Joseph Louis François Bertrand, French mathematician, economist, and academic († 1900)
- 1854 » Jane Meade Welch, American journalist and lecturer († 1931)
- 1877 » Adolphe Thiers, French historian and politician, 2nd President of France (b. 1797)
- 1883 » Ivan Turgenev, Russian author and playwright (b. 1818)
- 1886 » William W. Snow, American lawyer and politician (b. 1812)
- 1893 » James Harrison, Scottish-Australian engineer, journalist, and politician (b. 1816)
- 1906 » Mihály Kolossa, Hungarian author and poet (b. 1846)
- 1914 » Albéric Magnard, French composer and educator (b. 1865)
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