Family tree Weening » Jan Augustinus van der Werff (1797-1871)

Christening day July 16, 1797

• The temperature on July 16, 1797 was about 24.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. 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 1797: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 4 » The Riobamba earthquake strikes Ecuador, causing up to 40,000 casualties.
  • February 18 » French Revolutionary Wars: Sir Ralph Abercromby and a fleet of 18 British warships invade Trinidad.
  • February 21 » A force of 1,400 French soldiers invaded Britain at Fishguard in support of the Society of United Irishmen. They were defeated by 500 British reservists.
  • March 4 » John Adams is inaugurated as the 2nd President of the United States of America, becoming the first President to begin his presidency on March 4.
  • March 16 » French Revolutionary Wars: An Austrian column is defeated by the French in the Battle of Valvasone.
  • May 12 » War of the First Coalition: Napoleon I of France conquers Venice.

Day of death November 13, 1871

• The temperature on November 13, 1871 was about 6.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. 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 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 Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • January 18 » Wilhelm I of Germany is proclaimed Kaiser Wilhelm in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles (France) towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Wilhelm already had the title of German Emperor since the constitution of 1 January 1871, but he had hesitated to accept the title.
  • January 19 » Franco-Prussian War: In the Siege of Paris, Prussia wins the Battle of St. Quentin. Meanwhile, the French attempt to break the siege in the Battle of Buzenval will end unsuccessfully the following day.
  • January 28 » Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice.
  • March 28 » The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.
  • May 4 » The National Association, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
  • October 8 » The Great Chicago Fire and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire break out.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1862 » Ludwig Uhland, German poet, philologist, and historian (b. 1787)
• 1863 » Ignacio Comonfort, Mexican soldier and politician. President 1855-1858 (b. 1812)
• 1867 » Adolphe Napoléon Didron, French archaeologist and historian (b. 1806)
• 1868 » Gioachino Rossini, Italian pianist and composer (b. 1792)
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• 1903 » Camille Pissarro, Virgin Islander-French painter (b. 1830)