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Personal data Dirkjen Douwes Wedzinga
- She was born on July 29, 1836 in Kooten, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- She died on June 22, 1883 in Kooten, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr), she was 46 years old.Source 2
- A child of Douwe Klazes Wedzinga and Antje Jans Kootstra
- This information was last updated on May 1, 2024.
Household of Dirkjen Douwes Wedzinga
She is married to Alle Sjoerds Groenhof.
They got married on December 26, 1862 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), she was 26 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Geeske Groenhof 1865-1925
- Douwe Groenhof 1874-1874
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Birthday July 29, 1836
- The temperature on July 29, 1836 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt regen. 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 1836: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
- February 25 » Samuel Colt is granted a United States patent for his revolver firearm.
- May 4 » Formation of Ancient Order of Hibernians
- May 14 » The Treaties of Velasco are signed in Velasco, Texas.
- June 16 » The formation of the London Working Men's Association gives rise to the Chartist Movement.
- September 1 » Narcissa Whitman, one of the first English-speaking white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Washington.
- October 16 » Great Trek: Afrikaner voortrekkers repulse a Matabele attack, but lose their livestock.
Day of marriage December 26, 1862
- The temperature on December 26, 1862 was about 5.9 °C. The air pressure was 19 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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 March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1862: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- February 16 » American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Donelson, Tennessee.
- March 28 » American Civil War: In the Battle of Glorieta Pass, Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of the New Mexico Territory. The battle began on March 26.
- August 19 » American Indian Wars: During an uprising in Minnesota, Lakota warriors decide not to attack heavily defended Fort Ridgely and instead turn to the settlement of New Ulm, killing white settlers along the way.
- September 5 » American Civil War: The Army of Northern Virginia crosses the Potomac River at White's Ford in the Maryland Campaign.
- September 18 » The Confederate States celebrate for the first and only time a Thanksgiving Day.
- September 22 » A preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released by Abraham Lincoln.
Day of death June 22, 1883
- The temperature on June 22, 1883 was about 17.2 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 66%. 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 Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 16 » The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is enacted by Congress.
- March 20 » The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is signed.
- June 5 » The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris.
- July 10 » War of the Pacific: Chileans led by Alejandro Gorostiaga defeat Andrés Avelino Cáceres's Peruvuan army at the Battle of Huamachuco, hastening the end of the war.
- October 4 » First run of the Orient Express.
- November 18 » American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.
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