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Personal data Klaas Gerkes Dijkstra
- He was born on September 7, 1831 in Burum, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: rogmolenaar.
- He died on June 20, 1875 in Rottevalle, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 43 years old.Source 2
- A child of Gerke Martens Dijkstra and Aaltje Alberts Landstra
- This information was last updated on March 7, 2024.
Household of Klaas Gerkes Dijkstra
(1) He is married to Limke Klazes de Vries.
They got married on December 14, 1857 at Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 26 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Gerke Klazes Dijkstra 1858-1858
- Aukje Dijkstra 1860-1868
- Klaas Dijkstra 1863-1864
- Aaltje Dijkstra 1865-1866
(2) He is married to Jitske Tjerks Hoekstra.
They got married on June 25, 1868 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 36 years old.Source 4
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Birthday September 7, 1831
- The temperature on September 7, 1831 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt bui. 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).
- In the year 1831: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
- March 29 » Great Bosnian uprising: Bosniaks rebel against Turkey.
- July 4 » Samuel Francis Smith writes "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" for the Boston, Massachusetts July 4 festivities.
- August 12 » French intervention forces William I of the Netherlands to abandon his attempt to suppress the Belgian Revolution.
- October 9 » Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first head of state of independent Greece, is assassinated.
- November 17 » Ecuador and Venezuela are separated from Gran Colombia.
- December 25 » The Great Jamaican Slave Revolt begins; up to 20% of Jamaica's slaves mobilize in an ultimately unsuccessful fight for freedom.
Day of marriage June 25, 1868
- The temperature on June 25, 1868 was about 22.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. 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 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- 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 year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 3 » Meiji Restoration in Japan: The Tokugawa shogunate is abolished; agents of Satsuma and Chōshū seize power.
- February 2 » Pro-Imperial forces captured Osaka Castle from the Tokugawa shogunate and burned it to the ground.
- April 7 » Thomas D'Arcy McGee, one of the Canadian Fathers of Confederation, is assassinated by a Fenian activist.
- August 13 » The 8.5–9.0 Mw Arica earthquake struck southern Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), causing 25,000+ deaths and a destructive basin wide tsunami that affected Hawaii and New Zealand.
- September 23 » Grito de Lares ("Lares Revolt") occurs in Puerto Rico against Spanish rule.
- October 10 » The Ten Years' War begins against Spanish rule in Cuba.
Day of death June 20, 1875
- The temperature on June 20, 1875 was about 21.3 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
- February 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
- May 1 » Alexandra Palace reopens after being burned down in a fire in 1873.
- June 19 » The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.
- August 25 » Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
- October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
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