Family tree Weening » Dirk van der Zwaag (1846-1881)
Personal data Dirk van der Zwaag
- He was born on February 8, 1846 in Sebaldeburen, gem. Grootegast (Gr).Source 1
- Profession: koopman.
- He died on August 30, 1881 in Twijzel, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 35 years old.Source 2
- A child of Tjeerd Jans van der Zwaag and Tietje Dirks Bolt
- This information was last updated on August 12, 2025.
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Birthday February 8, 1846
- The temperature on February 8, 1846 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt sneeuw 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 1846: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- February 4 » The first Mormon pioneers make their exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois, westward towards Salt Lake Valley.
- May 1 » The few remaining Mormons left in Nauvoo, Illinois, formally dedicate the Nauvoo Temple.
- May 11 » President James K. Polk asked for a Declaration of War against Mexico, starting the Mexican–American War.
- June 14 » Bear Flag Revolt begins: Anglo settlers in Sonoma, California, start a rebellion against Mexico and proclaim the California Republic.
- July 7 » US troops occupy Monterey and Yerba Buena, thus beginning the US conquest of California.
- August 10 » The Smithsonian Institution is chartered by the United States Congress after James Smithson donates $500,000.
Day of death August 30, 1881
- The temperature on August 30, 1881 was about 13.7 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 1881: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- March 1 » The first Minnesota State Capitol burns down.
- March 13 » Alexander II of Russia is assassinated.
- April 16 » In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.
- April 28 » Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
- June 29 » In Sudan, Muhammad Ahmad declares himself to be the Mahdi, the messianic redeemer of Islam.
- July 1 » General Order 70, the culmination of the Cardwell and Childers reforms of the British Army, comes into effect.
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