Family tree Weening » Rommert Jans Metzlar (1859-1946)
Personal data Rommert Jans Metzlar
- He was born on August 8, 1859 in Buitenpost, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: kuiper.
- He died on August 9, 1946 in Leeuwarden (Fr), he was 87 years old.Source 2
- A child of Jan Rommerts Metzlar and Antje Romkes Havinga
- This information was last updated on February 19, 2023.
Household of Rommert Jans Metzlar
(1) He is married to Jantje Boomsma.
They got married on May 14, 1885 at Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 25 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
(2) He is married to Klaske Lantinga.
They got married on July 27, 1889 at Baarderadeel (Fr), he was 29 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
- Akke Metzlar 1890-????
- Antje Metzlar 1894-????
- Outger Metzlar 1899-1918
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Historical events
Birthday August 8, 1859
- The temperature on August 8, 1859 was about 23.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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.
- January 24 » The United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia (later named Romania) is formed as a personal union under the rule of Domnitor Alexandru Ioan Cuza.
- February 17 » Cochinchina Campaign: The French Navy captured the Citadel of Saigon, a fortress that was manned by 1,000 Nguyễn dynasty soldiers, en route to conquering Saigon and other regions of southern Viet Nam.
- May 17 » Members of the Melbourne Football Club codified the first rules of Australian rules football.
- June 18 » First ascent of Aletschhorn, second summit of the Bernese Alps.
- August 27 » Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well.
- December 2 » Militant abolitionist leader John Brown is hanged for his October 16 raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
Day of marriage July 27, 1889
- The temperature on July 27, 1889 was about 19.1 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 30 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 69%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 15 » The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta.
- March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
- April 22 » At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
- May 2 » Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
- May 31 » Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
- June 29 » Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships vote to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest United States city in area and second largest in population at the time.
Day of death August 9, 1946
- The temperature on August 9, 1946 was between 11.2 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
- February 1 » Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary-General.
- March 2 » Ho Chi Minh is elected the President of North Vietnam.
- April 1 » The 8.6 Mw Aleutian Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami reaches the Hawaiian Islands resulting in dozens of deaths, mostly in Hilo, Hawaii.
- May 4 » In San Francisco Bay, U.S. Marines from the nearby Treasure Island Naval Base stop a two-day riot at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Five people are killed in the riot.
- September 24 » Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong.
- December 9 » The "Subsequent Nuremberg trials" begin with the "Doctors' trial", prosecuting physicians and officers alleged to be involved in Nazi human experimentation and mass murder under the guise of euthanasia.
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