Family tree Van Engel(s)dorp Gastelaars » Willem "Semijn" Brasser (1847-1932)
Personal data Willem "Semijn" Brasser
- Nickname is Semijn.
- He was born on January 17, 1847 in Westkapelle, Walcheren, NL.
Tijdstip: 04:00
- Birth registration on January 18, 1847.Source 1
- Profession: Arbeider en Dijkwerker.
- He died on July 31, 1932 in Westkapelle, Walcheren, NL, he was 85 years old.
- A child of Johannes Brasser and Janna de Witte
- This information was last updated on August 27, 2022.
Household of Willem "Semijn" Brasser
(1) He is married to Katharina Houmes.
They got married on August 14, 1874 at Westkapelle, Walcheren, NL, he was 27 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Johannes Brasser 1875-1875
- Johannes Brasser 1876-????
- Neeltje Brasser 1880-1882
(2) He is married to Pieternella Meijers.
They got married on June 30, 1882 at Westkapelle, Walcheren, NL, he was 35 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Leintje Brasser 1895-1895
- Willem Brasser 1896-1897
- Willem Brasser 1898-????
- Leintje Brasser 1902-1903
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Historical events
Birthday January 17, 1847
- The temperature on January 17, 1847 was about -4 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: betrokken dampig. 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 1847: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- January 1 » The world's first "Mercy" Hospital is founded in Pittsburgh, United States, by a group of Sisters of Mercy from Ireland; the name will go on to grace over 30 major hospitals throughout the world.
- February 19 » The first group of rescuers reaches the Donner Party.
- April 16 » Shooting of a Māori by an English sailor results in the opening of the Wanganui Campaign of the New Zealand Wars.
- September 13 » Mexican–American War: Six teenage military cadets known as Niños Héroes die defending Chapultepec Castle in the Battle of Chapultepec. American troops under General Winfield Scott capture Mexico City in the Mexican–American War.
- October 16 » The novel Jane Eyre is published in London.
- November 29 » Whitman massacre: Missionaries Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa, and 15 others are killed by Cayuse and Umatilla Indians, causing the Cayuse War.
Day of marriage June 30, 1882
- The temperature on June 30, 1882 was about 14.2 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- March 6 » The Serbian kingdom is re-founded.
- May 6 » The United States Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act.
- May 20 » The Triple Alliance between the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Italy is formed.
- July 26 » Premiere of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal at Bayreuth.
- September 5 » The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
- October 16 » The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business.
Day of death July 31, 1932
- The temperature on July 31, 1932 was between 14.6 °C and 26.2 °C and averaged 19.8 °C. There was 11.3 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
- February 18 » The Empire of Japan creates the independent state of Manzhouguo (the obsolete Chinese name for Manchuria) free from the Republic of China and installed former Chinese Emperor Aisin Gioro Puyi as Chief Executive of the State.
- March 1 » Charles Lindbergh's son is kidnapped.
- May 15 » In an attempted coup d'état, the Prime Minister of Japan Inukai Tsuyoshi is assassinated.
- July 8 » The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22.
- July 9 » The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution.
- December 27 » Radio City Music Hall, "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City.
Same birth/death day
- 1850 » Alexander Taneyev, Russian pianist and composer († 1918)
- 1850 » Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti, Brazilian cardinal († 1930)
- 1851 » A. B. Frost, American author and illustrator († 1928)
- 1852 » T. Alexander Harrison, American painter and academic († 1930)
- 1853 » Alva Belmont, American suffragist († 1933)
- 1857 » Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor († 1941)
- 1917 » Hedd Wyn, Welsh language poet (b. 1887)
- 1920 » Ion Dragoumis, Greek philosopher and diplomat (b. 1878)
- 1940 » Udham Singh, Indian activist (b. 1899)
- 1942 » Francis Younghusband, British Army Officer, explorer and spiritual writer (b.1863)
- 1943 » Hedley Verity, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1905)
- 1944 » Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French pilot and poet (b. 1900)
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