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Personal data Albert Wopkes Elzinga
- He was born on January 16, 1851 in Achtkarspelen Friesland Nederland.
- He died on January 20, 1928 in Achtkarspelen Friesland Nederland, he was 77 years old.
- A child of Wopke Joukes Elzinga and Grietje Geeltjes Alma
- This information was last updated on June 12, 2008.
Household of Albert Wopkes Elzinga
He is married to Hetje Aans van der Wey.
They got married on April 24, 1875 at Achtkarspelen Friesland Nederland, he was 24 years old.
Child(ren):
- Grietje Elzinga 1875-1943
- Aan Elzinga 1878-1938
- Wopkje Elzinga 1879-1948
- Geeske Elzinga 1881-????
- Wopke Elzinga 1884-????
- Jouke Elzinga 1891-1891
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Historical events
Birthday January 16, 1851
- The temperature on January 16, 1851 was about 1.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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.
- In the year 1851: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- May 15 » The first Australian gold rush is proclaimed, although the discovery had been made three months earlier.
- September 11 » Christiana Resistance: Escaped slaves led by William Parker fight off and kill a slave owner who, with a federal marshal and an armed party, sought to seize three of his former slaves in Christiana, Pennsylvania, thereby creating a cause célèbre between slavery proponents and abolitionists.
- September 15 » Saint Joseph's University is founded in Philadelphia.
- October 24 » William Lassell discovers the moons Umbriel and Ariel orbiting Uranus.
- December 9 » The first YMCA in North America is established in Montreal.
- December 29 » The first American YMCA opens in Boston, Massachusetts.
Day of marriage April 24, 1875
- There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
- March 3 » Georges Bizet's opera Carmen receives its première at the Opéra-Comique in Paris.
- May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
- September 3 » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
- September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
- December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.
Day of death January 20, 1928
- The temperature on January 20, 1928 was between -0.4 °C and 3.4 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
- March 21 » Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
- April 14 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, reaches Greenly Island, Canada - the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
- August 27 » The Kellogg–Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it.
- October 1 » The Soviet Union introduces its first five-year plan.
- October 12 » An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital, Boston.
- December 13 » George Gershwin's An American in Paris is first performed.
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- 1921 » Mary Watson Whitney, American astronomer and academic (b. 1847)
- 1924 » Henry "Ivo" Crapp, Australian footballer and umpire (b. 1872)
- 1936 » George V of the United Kingdom (b. 1865)
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