Family tree Smit, Zimmermann » Pieter Den Besten (1789-1873)

Personal data Pieter Den Besten 


Household of Pieter Den Besten

He had a relationship with Maaijke Van Houwelingen.


Child(ren):

  1. Maria Den Besten  1812-????
  3. Bastiaan Den Besten  1818-1827
  4. Cornelis Den Besten  1820-1834
  6. Aagje Den Besten  1831-1858

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Birthday June 26, 1789

  • The temperature on June 26, 1789 was about 15.0 °C. There was 110 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1789: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 30 » Tây Sơn forces emerge victorious against Qing armies and liberate the capital Thăng Long.
    • April 20 » George Washington arrives at Grays Ferry, Philadelphia while en route to Manhattan for his inauguration.
    • April 28 » Mutiny on the Bounty: Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 sailors are set adrift and the rebel crew returns to Tahiti briefly and then sets sail for Pitcairn Island.
    • June 8 » James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments to the United States Constitution in Congress.
    • September 15 » The United States "Department of Foreign Affairs", established by law in July, is renamed the Department of State and given a variety of domestic duties.
    • September 26 » George Washington appoints Thomas Jefferson the first United States Secretary of State.

Christening day June 28, 1789

  • The temperature on June 28, 1789 was about 14.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1789: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 4 » In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect. The United States Bill of Rights is written and proposed to Congress.
    • April 28 » Mutiny on the Bounty: Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 sailors are set adrift and the rebel crew returns to Tahiti briefly and then sets sail for Pitcairn Island.
    • June 20 » Deputies of the French Third Estate take the Tennis Court Oath.
    • August 4 » France: Members of the National Constituent Assembly take an oath to end feudalism and abandon their privileges.
    • September 25 » The United States Congress passes twelve constitutional amendments: the ten known as the Bill of Rights, the (unratified) Congressional Apportionment Amendment, and the Congressional Compensation Amendment.
    • December 11 » The University of North Carolina is chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly.

Day of death January 18, 1873

  • The temperature on January 18, 1873 was about 6.3 °C. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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.
    • January 17 » A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, part of the Modoc War.
    • February 11 » King Amadeo I of Spain abdicates.
    • April 4 » The Kennel Club is founded, the oldest and first official registry of purebred dogs in the world.
    • July 1 » Prince Edward Island joins into Canadian Confederation.
    • August 4 » American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed.
    • November 22 » The French steamer SS Ville du Havre sinks in 12 minutes after colliding with the Scottish iron clipper Loch Earn in the Atlantic, with a loss of 226 lives.


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