Family tree Schijf » Johannes Gerrit "Gerrit" de Blanken (1853-1904)
Personal data Johannes Gerrit "Gerrit" de Blanken
- Nickname is Gerrit.
- He was born on December 8, 1853 in Woubrugge.
- Profession: zadelmakersknecht.
- Resident starting March 5, 1887: wijk 1 nr. 116, Oudshoorn.
- He died on September 10, 1904 in Woubrugge, he was 50 years old.
- A child of Johannes de Blanken and Neeltje van Vliet
- This information was last updated on April 9, 2009.
Household of Johannes Gerrit "Gerrit" de Blanken
He is married to Maartje Schijf.
They got married on July 17, 1873 at Woubrugge, he was 19 years old.
Child(ren):
- Johannes de Blanken 1873-????
- Marinus de Blanken 1875-1877
- Maria de Blanken 1878-????
- Jan de Blanken 1880-????
- Cornelis de Blanken 1882-????
- Magdalena de Blanken 1884-????
- Maartje de Blanken 1886-????
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Historical events
Birthday December 8, 1853
- The temperature on December 8, 1853 was about -0.4 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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 Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- 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 1853: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- January 4 » After having been kidnapped and sold into slavery in the American South, Solomon Northup regains his freedom; his memoir Twelve Years a Slave later becomes a national bestseller.
- April 16 » The Great Indian Peninsula Railway opens the first passenger rail in India, from Bori Bunder to Thane.
- July 2 » The Russian Army crosses the Pruth river into the Danubian Principalities, Moldavia and Wallachia—providing the spark that will set off the Crimean War.
- July 8 » The Perry Expedition arrives in Edo Bay with a treaty requesting trade.
- November 30 » Crimean War: Battle of Sinop: The Imperial Russian Navy under Pavel Nakhimov destroys the Ottoman fleet under Osman Pasha at Sinop, a sea port in northern Turkey.
- December 31 » A dinner party is held inside a life-size model of an iguanodon created by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins and Sir Richard Owen in south London, England.
Day of marriage July 17, 1873
- The temperature on July 17, 1873 was about 22.8 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. 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 July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
- In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- April 1 » The White Star steamer RMSAtlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547 in one of the worst marine disasters of the 19th century.
- May 9 » Der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds the Long Depression.
- May 23 » The Canadian Parliament establishes the North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
- July 21 » At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West.
- September 18 » The bank Jay Cooke & Company declares bankruptcy, contributing to the Panic of 1873.
- October 3 » Chief Kintpuash and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War of northern California.
Day of death September 10, 1904
- The temperature on September 10, 1904 was between 7.4 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
- January 8 » The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system.
- February 8 » Aceh War: Dutch Colonial Army's Marechaussee regiment led by General G.C.E. van Daalen launch military campaign to capture Gayo Highland, Alas Highland, and Batak Highland in Dutch East Indies' Northern Sumatra region, which ends with genocide to Acehnese and Bataks people.
- February 8 » Battle of Port Arthur: A surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese at Port Arthur, China starts the Russo-Japanese War.
- April 8 » Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square after The New York Times.
- April 8 » The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.
- May 4 » The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal.
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