Family tree Van Koert » Cornelis Petrus Wijchgel (1855-1913)
Personal data Cornelis Petrus Wijchgel
- He was born on March 8, 1855 in Groningen.
- Occupations:
- Gouverneur-Inspecteur Cleveland, Verenigde Staten.
- stuurman.
- Resident starting August 12, 1893: New York, Verenigde Staten.
- He died on July 9, 1913 in Toledo OH, V.S, he was 58 years old.
- A child of Jacobus Wijchgel and Ettina Gerhardina Auwerda
- This information was last updated on November 3, 2022.
Household of Cornelis Petrus Wijchgel
He is married to Delia de Jonge.
They got married on December 15, 1882 at Dordrecht, he was 27 years old.
Child(ren):
- Ettina Gerhardina Wijchgel 1885-1943
- Adriaan Wijchgel 1888-1956
- Jacobus Nicolas Wijchgel 1891-1971
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Historical events
Birthday March 8, 1855
- The temperature on March 8, 1855 was about 1.2 °C. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. 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).
- From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
- In the year 1855: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- February 14 » Texas is linked by telegraph to the rest of the United States, with the completion of a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas.
- June 4 » Major Henry C. Wayne departs New York aboard the USSSupply to procure camels to establish the U.S. Camel Corps.
- July 4 » The first edition of Walt Whitman's book of poems, Leaves of Grass, is published In Brooklyn.
- August 1 » The first ascent of Monte Rosa, the second highest summit in the Alps.
- September 3 » American Indian Wars: In Nebraska, 700 soldiers under United States General William S. Harney avenge the Grattan massacre by attacking a Sioux village and killing 100 men, women and children.
- September 29 » The Philippine port of Iloilo is opened to world trade by the Spanish administration.
Day of marriage December 15, 1882
- The temperature on December 15, 1882 was about 4.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 2 » Queen Victoria narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Roderick McLean in Windsor.
- May 6 » Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish are stabbed to death by Fenian assassins in Phoenix Park, Dublin.
- May 20 » The Triple Alliance between the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Italy is formed.
- June 30 » Charles J. Guiteau is hanged in Washington, D.C. for the assassination of U.S. President James Garfield.
- September 30 » Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation.
- December 6 » Transit of Venus, second and last of the 19th century.
Day of death July 9, 1913
- The temperature on July 9, 1913 was between 7.6 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
- February 2 » Grand Central Terminal is opened in New York City.
- March 3 » Thousands of women march in the Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C.
- August 13 » First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley.
- October 14 » Senghenydd colliery disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident, claims the lives of 439 miners.
- October 31 » Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.
- November 5 » King Otto of Bavaria is deposed by his cousin, Prince Regent Ludwig, who assumes the title Ludwig III.
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