Family tree Weening » Willem Gorter (1859-1943)
Personal data Willem Gorter
- He was born on November 21, 1859 in Oldekerk (Gr).Source 1
- Profession: boerenknecht.
- He died on July 16, 1943 in Sebaldeburen, gem. Grootegast (Gr), he was 83 years old.Source 2
- A child of Korneles Gorter and Doetje Renkema
- This information was last updated on April 5, 2023.
Household of Willem Gorter
He is married to Trijntje Tielkens.
They got married on March 11, 1882 at Leek (Gr), he was 22 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Doetje Gorter 1882-1886
- Jan Gorter 1884-1958
- Willemke Gorter 1889-1890
- Willemke Gorter 1891-1894
- Hendrik Gorter 1897-1967
- Willemke Gorter 1900-1929
- Berend Gorter 1906-1908
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Birthday November 21, 1859
- The temperature on November 21, 1859 was about -3.0 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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 March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
- In the year 1859: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- February 14 » Oregon is admitted as the 33rd U.S. state.
- May 31 » The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses Big Ben, starts keeping time.
- June 4 » Italian Independence wars: In the Battle of Magenta, the French army, under Louis-Napoleon, defeat the Austrian army.
- June 18 » First ascent of Aletschhorn, second summit of the Bernese Alps.
- September 17 » Joshua A. Norton declares himself "Norton I, Emperor of the United States."
- October 26 » The Royal Charter Storm kills at least eight hundred people in the British Isles.
Day of marriage March 11, 1882
- The temperature on March 11, 1882 was about 9.6 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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 4 » Britain's first electric trams run in east London.
- July 10 » War of the Pacific: Chile suffers its last military defeat in the Battle of La Concepción when a garrison of 77 men is annihilated by a 1,300-strong Peruvian force, many of them armed with spears.
- August 20 » Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.
- September 5 » Tottenham Hotspur, a Premier League football club from North London, is founded (as Hotspur F.C.).
- 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 16, 1943
- The temperature on July 16, 1943 was between 8.8 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 10.4 hours of sunshine (64%). 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
- February 10 » World War II: Attempting to completely lift the Siege of Leningrad, the Soviet Red Army engages German troops and Spanish volunteers in the Battle of Krasny Bor.
- March 6 » World War II: The Battle of Fardykambos, one of the first major battles between the Greek Resistance and the occupying Royal Italian Army, ends with the surrender of an entire Italian battalion, the bulk of the garrison of the town of Grevena, leading to its liberation a fortnight later.
- July 11 » World War II: Allied invasion of Sicily: German and Italian troops launch a counter-attack on Allied forces in Sicily.
- August 27 » World War II: Aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe razes to the ground the village of Vorizia in Crete.
- November 22 » Lebanon gains independence from France.
- December 13 » World War II: The Massacre of Kalavryta by German occupying forces in Greece.
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