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Personal data Josephus Blockx 


Household of Josephus Blockx

He is married to Maria Theresia Maes.

They got married on May 5, 1871 at Oud-Turnhout, he was 30 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Carolus Blockx  1872-1930

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Birthday January 16, 1841

  • The temperature on January 16, 1841 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: betrokken dampig. 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 1841: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • March 30 » The National Bank of Greece is founded in Athens.
    • April 6 » U.S. President John Tyler is sworn in, two days after having become President upon William Henry Harrison's death.
    • June 28 » The Paris Opera Ballet premieres Giselle in the Salle Le Peletier.
    • July 5 » Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to Loughborough.
    • July 18 » Coronation of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil.
    • November 13 » James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism.

Day of marriage May 5, 1871

  • The temperature on May 5, 1871 was about 11.6 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. 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 Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 19 » Franco-Prussian War: In the Siege of Paris, Prussia wins the Battle of St. Quentin. Meanwhile, the French attempt to break the siege in the Battle of Buzenval will end unsuccessfully the following day.
    • February 17 » The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
    • March 27 » The first international rugby football match, when Scotland defeats England in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place.
    • June 10 » Sinmiyangyo: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 US Marines in a naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea.
    • November 16 » The National Rifle Association receives its charter from New York State.
    • December 24 » The opera Aida premieres in Cairo, Egypt.

Day of death October 13, 1918

  • The temperature on October 13, 1918 was between 8.8 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 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 Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
    • January 27 » Beginning of the Finnish Civil War.
    • April 1 » The Royal Air Force is created by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.
    • August 11 » World War I: The Battle of Amiens ends.
    • November 11 » Józef Piłsudski assumes supreme military power in Poland - symbolic first day of Polish independence.
    • November 12 » Austria becomes a republic. After the proclamation, a coup attempt by the communist Red Guard is defeated by the social-democratic Volkswehr.
    • December 28 » Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, became the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons.


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