Family tree Van der Eijk Van Busschbach Leegwater Stiemer » Feitje van der Eijk (1789-1870)

Christening day July 5, 1789

• The temperature on July 5, 1789 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. 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 21 » The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth by William Hill Brown, is printed in Boston.
  • June 8 » James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments to the United States Constitution in Congress.
  • July 9 » In Versailles, the National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly and begins preparations for a French constitution.
  • September 2 » The United States Department of the Treasury is founded.
  • 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 29 » The 1st United States Congress adjourns.

Day of marriage November 8, 1812

• The temperature on November 8, 1812 was about 4.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
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  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 1812: Source: Wikipedia
  • May 18 » John Bellingham is found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging for the assassination of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval.
  • July 18 » The Treaties of Orebro end both the Anglo-Russian and Anglo-Swedish Wars.
  • September 3 » Twenty-four settlers are killed in the Pigeon Roost Massacre in Indiana.
  • October 9 » War of 1812: In a naval engagement on Lake Erie, American forces capture two British ships: HMSDetroit and HMSCaledonia.
  • October 24 » Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow.
  • November 18 » Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Krasnoi ends in French defeat, but Marshal of France Michel Ney's leadership leads to him becoming known as "the bravest of the brave".

Day of death November 21, 1870

• The temperature on November 21, 1870 was about 6.1 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 10 » John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.
  • March 1 » Marshal F. S. López dies during the Battle of Cerro Corá thus marking the end of the Paraguayan War.
  • August 2 » Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.
  • August 6 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Wörth results in a decisive Prussian victory.
  • September 1 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Sedan is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory.
  • December 12 » Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1844 » Ivan Krylov, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1769)
• 1859 » Yoshida Shōin, Japanese academic and politician (b. 1830)
• 1861 » Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire, French priest and activist (b. 1802)
• 1870 » Karel Jaromír Erben, Czech historian and poet (b. 1811)
• 1874 » Marià Fortuny, Spanish painter (b. 1838)
• 1881 » Ami Boué, German-Austrian geologist and ethnographer (b. 1794)