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Personal data Bralt Hovenga
- He was born on March 11, 1859 in Oldekerk (Gr).Source 1
- Profession: dagloner.
- He died on May 19, 1940 in Kommerzijl, gem. Grijpskerk (Gr), he was 81 years old.Source 2
- A child of Wiebe Hovinga and Grietje Hes
- This information was last updated on August 1, 2025.
Household of Bralt Hovenga
He is married to Jantje van der Scheer.
They got married on December 23, 1882 at Grootegast (Gr), he was 23 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Wiebe Hovenga 1884-1974
- Grietje Hovenga 1885-1960
- Jan Hovenga 1887-1945
- Tunnis Hovenga 1892-1982
- Dirk Hovenga 1898-1992
- Trientje Hovenga 1899-1990
- Bralt Hovenga 1901-1901
- Roelf Hovenga 1901-1902
- Eefke Hovenga 1902-
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Birthday March 11, 1859
- The temperature on March 11, 1859 was about 12.4 °C. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 41%. 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.
- April 4 » Bryant's Minstrels debut "Dixie" in New York City in the finale of a blackface minstrel show.
- May 31 » The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses Big Ben, starts keeping time.
- June 6 » Australia: Queensland is established as a separate colony from New South Wales (Queensland Day).
- July 8 » King Charles XV & IV accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
- August 28 » The Carrington event is the strongest geomagnetic storm on record to strike the Earth. Electrical telegraph service is widely disrupted.
- December 2 » Militant abolitionist leader John Brown is hanged for his October 16 raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
Day of marriage December 23, 1882
- The temperature on December 23, 1882 was about 3.4 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 29 » The Knights of Columbus is established.
- April 3 » American Old West: Robert Ford kills Jesse James.
- 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.
- September 4 » The Pearl Street Station in New York City becomes the first power plant to supply electricity to paying customers.
- September 13 » Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought.
- September 18 » The Pacific Stock Exchange opens.
Day of death May 19, 1940
- The temperature on May 19, 1940 was between 5.8 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 14.4 hours of sunshine (91%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
- March 3 » Five people are killed in an arson attack on the offices of the communist newspaper Flamman in Luleå, Sweden.
- April 7 » Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp.
- May 14 » World War II: Rotterdam, Netherlands is bombed by the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany despite a ceasefire, killing about 900 people and destroying the historic city center.
- May 28 » World War II: Norwegian, French, Polish and British forces recapture Narvik in Norway. This is the first allied infantry victory of the War.
- June 8 » World War II: The completion of Operation Alphabet, the evacuation of Allied forces from Narvik at the end of the Norwegian Campaign.
- July 19 » World War II: Army order 112 forms the Intelligence Corps of the British Army.
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