Family tree Van Engel(s)dorp Gastelaars » Pieter Melis (1790-1872)

Christening day May 2, 1790

• The temperature on May 2, 1790 was about 12.0 °C. There was 48 mm of rainWind direction mainly 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 1790: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 8 » George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York City.
  • July 9 » The Swedish Navy captures one third of the Russian Baltic fleet.
  • September 25 » Four Great Anhui Troupes introduce Anhui opera to Beijing in honor of the Qianlong Emperor's eightieth birthday.
  • October 9 » A severe earthquake in northern Algeria causes severe damage and a tsunami in the Mediterranean Sea and kills three thousand.
  • October 22 » Northwest Indian War: Native American forces defeat the United States in the Harmar Campaign.
  • December 22 » The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Alexander Suvorov and his Russian armies.

Day of marriage May 16, 1846

• The temperature on May 16, 1846 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: betrokken regen. 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 1846: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
  • February 10 » First Anglo-Sikh War: Battle of Sobraon: British defeat Sikhs in the final battle of the war.
  • May 1 » The few remaining Mormons left in Nauvoo, Illinois, formally dedicate the Nauvoo Temple.
  • May 23 » Mexican–American War: President Mariano Paredes of Mexico unofficially declares war on the United States.
  • August 22 » The Second Federal Republic of Mexico is established.
  • September 10 » Elias Howe is granted a patent for the sewing machine.
  • September 24 » Mexican–American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey.

Day of death February 23, 1872

• The temperature on February 23, 1872 was about 7.5 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
• 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 1872: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • February 20 » The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
  • March 5 » George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
  • March 22 » Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
  • April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
  • November 5 » Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.
  • November 18 » Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for voting illegally in the United States presidential election of 1872.

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• 1848 » John Quincy Adams, American politician, 6th President of the United States (b. 1767)
• 1855 » Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (b. 1777)
• 1859 » Zygmunt Krasiński, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1812)
• 1879 » Albrecht von Roon, Prussian soldier and politician, 10th Minister President of Prussia (b. 1803)
• 1897 » Woldemar Bargiel, German composer and educator (b. 1828)
• 1900 » Ernest Dowson, English poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1867)