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Day of marriage September 1, 1855

• The temperature on September 1, 1855 was about 17.8 °C. The air pressure was 7.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. 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).
• 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.
  • January 26 » Point No Point Treaty is signed in Washington Territory.
  • February 22 » The Pennsylvania State University is founded in State College, Pennsylvania (as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania).
  • May 3 » American adventurer William Walker departs from San Francisco with about 60 men to conquer Nicaragua.
  • 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 9 » Crimean War: The Siege of Sevastopol comes to an end when Russian forces abandon the city.

Day of death April 11, 1909

• The temperature on April 11, 1909 was between -1.7 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (74%). 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
  • February 12 » New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when the SSPenguin, an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour.
  • April 27 » Sultan of Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II is overthrown, and is succeeded by his brother, Mehmed V.
  • June 26 » The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity.
  • July 16 » Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar is forced out as Shah of Persia and is replaced by his son Ahmad Shah Qajar.
  • July 25 » Louis Blériot makes the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air machine from Calais to Dover, England, United Kingdom in 37 minutes.
  • December 4 » In Canadian football, the First Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26–6.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1902 » Wade Hampton III, American general and politician, 77th Governor of South Carolina (b. 1818)
• 1903 » Gemma Galgani, Italian mystic and saint (b. 1878)
• 1906 » Francis Pharcellus Church, American journalist and publisher, co-founded Armed Forces Journal and The Galaxy Magazine (b. 1839)
• 1906 » James Anthony Bailey, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (b. 1847)
• 1908 » Henry Bird, English chess player and author (b. 1829)
• 1916 » Richard Harding Davis, American journalist and author (b. 1864)