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Household of Dirk Folkerts Damsma

He is married to Saske Pieters Peterzon.

They got married on June 30, 1866 at Menaldumadeel, Friesland, NL, he was 29 years old.

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    Birthday January 29, 1837

    • The temperature on January 29, 1837 was about -2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: half bewolkt winderig. 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.
      • March 4 » The city of Chicago is incorporated.
      • June 20 » Queen Victoria succeeds to the British throne.
      • 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.
      • September 18 » Tiffany & Co. (first named Tiffany & Young) is founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City. The store is called a "stationery and fancy goods emporium".
      • December 17 » A fire in the Winter Palace of Saint Petersburg kills 30 guards.

    Day of marriage June 30, 1866

    • The temperature on June 30, 1866 was about 16.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
    • In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • April 4 » Alexander II of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Dmitry Karakozov in the city of Saint Petersburg.
      • June 3 » The Fenians are driven out of Fort Erie, Ontario back into the United States.
      • July 27 » The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content, Newfoundland.
      • July 30 » Armed Confederate veterans in New Orleans riot against a meeting of Radical Republicans, killing 48 people and injuring another 100.
      • August 17 » The Grand Duchy of Baden announces her withdrawal from the German Confederation and signs a treaty of peace and alliance with Prussia.
      • October 19 » In accordance with the Treaty of Vienna, Austria cedes Veneto and Mantua to France, which immediately awards them to Italy in exchange for the earlier Italian acquiescence to the French annexation of Savoy and Nice.

    Day of death September 23, 1916

    • The temperature on September 23, 1916 was between 4.9 °C and 15.9 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
      • April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.
      • May 6 » Vietnamese Emperor Duy Tân is captured while calling upon the people to rise up against the French, and is later deposed and exiled to Réunion island.
      • June 3 » The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
      • August 14 » Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary.
      • September 11 » The Quebec Bridge's central span collapses, killing 11 men. The bridge previously collapsed completely on August 29, 1907.
      • November 1 » In Russia, Pavel Milyukov delivers in the State Duma the famous "stupidity or treason" speech, precipitating the downfall of the government of Boris Stürmer.
    

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