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Personal data Johannes den Besten 

  • He was born on March 1, 1842 in Nieuwpoort.
    Bron Burgerlijke stand - Geboorte
    Archieflocatie Stadsarchief Dordrecht / DiEP
    Algemeen Gemeente: Nieuwpoort
    Soort akte: Geboorteakte
    Aktenummer: 3
    Aangiftedatum: 01-03-1842
    Kind Johannes den Besten
    Geslacht: M
    Vondeling: N
    Geboortedatum: 01-03-1842
    Geboorteplaats: Nieuwpoort
    Vader Johannes den Besten
    Moeder Anna Maria Catharina Duhen
  • He died on November 15, 1922 in Nieuwpoort, he was 80 years old.
  • A child of Johannes Gijsbertsz den Besten and Anna Maria Catharina Duhen
  • This information was last updated on September 2, 2013.

Household of Johannes den Besten

(1) He is married to Merrigje Cornelia van der Horst.

They got married on February 4, 1876 at Nieuwpoort, he was 33 years old.

Bron Burgerlijke stand - Huwelijk
Archieflocatie Stadsarchief Dordrecht / DiEP
Algemeen Gemeente: Nieuwpoort
Soort akte: Huwelijksakte
Aktenummer: 2
Datum: 04-02-1876
Bruidegom Johannes den Besten
Leeftijd: 33
Geboorteplaats: Nieuwpoort
Bruid Merrigje Cornelia van der Horst
Leeftijd: 27
Geboorteplaats: Nieuwpoort
Vader bruidegom Johannes den Besten
Moeder bruidegom Anna Maria Catharina Duhen
Vader bruid Benjamin van der Horst
Moeder bruid Pieternella Schutte

Child(ren):



(2) He is married to Jacobje Benschop.

They got married on November 21, 1879 at Brandwijk, he was 37 years old.

Bron Burgerlijke stand - Huwelijk
Archieflocatie Stadsarchief Dordrecht / DiEP
Algemeen Gemeente: Brandwijk
Soort akte: Huwelijksakte
Aktenummer: 5
Datum: 21-11-1879
Bruidegom Johannes den Besten
Geboortedatum: 00-00-1842
Leeftijd: 37
Geboorteplaats: Nieuwpoort
Bruid Jacobje Benschop
Geboortedatum: 18-09-1847
Leeftijd: 32
Geboorteplaats: Brandwijk
Vader bruidegom Johannes den Besten
Moeder bruidegom Anna Maria Catharina Duhen
Vader bruid Jan Benschop
Moeder bruid Stijntje Brakel

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Birthday March 1, 1842

  • The temperature on March 1, 1842 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt mist 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 1842: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • February 7 » Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien.
    • March 17 » The Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is formed.
    • March 28 » First concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Otto Nicolai.
    • May 30 » John Francis attempts to murder Queen Victoria as she drives down Constitution Hill in London with Prince Albert.
    • August 9 » The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
    • August 14 » American Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida to Oklahoma.

Day of marriage November 21, 1879

  • The temperature on November 21, 1879 was about -1.8 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 1879: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 11 » Shō Tai formally abdicated his position of King of Ryūkyū, under orders from Tokyo, ending the Ryukyu Kingdom.
    • May 31 » Gilmore's Garden in New York City is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue.
    • September 3 » Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and 72 men of the Guides are massacred by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in Kabul. Their heroism and loyalty became famous and revered throughout the British Empire.
    • October 15 » The Segura river in southeastern Spain floods, killing 1077 people.
    • October 22 » Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (it lasts 13​⁄2 hours before burning out).
    • December 21 » World premiere of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Day of death November 15, 1922

  • The temperature on November 15, 1922 was between -0.3 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 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 Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
    • May 19 » The Young Pioneer Organization of the Soviet Union is established.
    • August 2 » A typhoon hits Shantou, Republic of China, killing more than 50,000 people.
    • August 26 » Greco-Turkish War (1919–22): Turkish army launched what has come to be known to the Turks as the "Great Offensive" (Büyük Taarruz). The major Greek defense positions were overrun.
    • September 11 » The Treaty of Kars is ratified in Yerevan, Armenia.
    • October 18 » The British Broadcasting Company (later Corporation) is founded by a consortium, to establish a nationwide network of radio transmitters to provide a national broadcasting service.
    • November 14 » The British Broadcasting Company begins radio service in the United Kingdom.


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