Family tree Klavers » Harm Maatjes (1843-1927)
Personal data Harm Maatjes
- He was born on January 26, 1843 in Hollandscheveld, Hoogeveen, Drenthe.
- Birth registration on January 27, 1843.Source 1
- Fact: (vermelding) Bloedverwantschap met Jordi en Quinten Klavers in %: 0,0138.
- He died on January 20, 1927 in Apeldoorn, Gelderland, he was 83 years old.
- Death registration on January 21, 1927.Source 2
- A child of Derk Geerts Maatjes and Klaasje Alberts (Metzlaar) Metselaar
- This information was last updated on June 8, 2018.
Household of Harm Maatjes
He is married to Margje Veuger.
They got married on February 17, 1872 at Hoogeveen, Drenthe, he was 29 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Dirk Maatjes 1873-1960
- Grietje Maatjes 1875-1937
- Koert Maatjes 1878-????
- Klaas Maatjes 1880-1880
- Harm Maatjes 1880-1883
- Klaasje Maatjes 1883-????
- Magrieta Maatjes 1886-1955
Notes about Harm Maatjes
Beroep: 1872-1919 schipper; 1927 turfhandelaar.
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Historical events
Birthday January 26, 1843
- The temperature on January 26, 1843 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen mist. 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 1843: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- February 6 » The first minstrel show in the United States, The Virginia Minstrels, opens (Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City).
- June 26 » Treaty of Nanking comes into effect, Hong Kong Island is ceded to the British "in perpetuity".
- August 15 » The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu, Hawaii is dedicated. Now the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, it is the oldest Roman Catholic cathedral in continuous use in the United States.
- September 21 » John Williams Wilson takes possession of the Strait of Magellan on behalf of the Chilean government.
- October 1 » The News of the World tabloid begins publication in London, UK.
- October 16 » William Rowan Hamilton invents quaternions, a three-dimensional system of complex numbers.
Day of marriage February 17, 1872
- The temperature on February 17, 1872 was about 9.3 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
- In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 12 » Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
- February 20 » The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
- March 11 » Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
- March 22 » Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
- April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
- December 9 » In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African-American governor of a U.S. state.
Day of death January 20, 1927
- The temperature on January 20, 1927 was between -1.2 °C and 5.9 °C and averaged 2.2 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 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)
- In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In the year 1927: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
- March 15 » The first Women's Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on The Isis in Oxford.
- May 9 » Old Parliament House, Canberra officially opens.
- June 27 » Prime Minister of Japan Tanaka Giichi convenes an eleven-day conference to discuss Japan's strategy in China. The Tanaka Memorial, a forged plan for world domination, is later claimed to be a secret report leaked from this conference.
- September 18 » The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air.
- September 30 » Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season.
- October 25 » The Italian luxury liner SS Principessa Mafalda sinks off the coast of Brazil, killing 314.
Same birth/death day
- 1824 » Emil Czyrniański, Polish chemist († 1888)
- 1832 » George Shiras, Jr., American lawyer and jurist († 1924)
- 1842 » François Coppée, French poet and author († 1908)
- 1852 » Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Italian-French explorer († 1905)
- 1857 » 12th Dalai Lama († 1875)
- 1861 » Louis Anquetin, French painter († 1932)
- 1915 » Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun, Irish businessman, philanthropist, and politician (b. 1840)
- 1920 » Georg Lurich, Estonian-Russian wrestler and strongman (b. 1876)
- 1921 » Mary Watson Whitney, American astronomer and academic (b. 1847)
- 1924 » Henry "Ivo" Crapp, Australian footballer and umpire (b. 1872)
- 1936 » George V of the United Kingdom (b. 1865)
- 1940 » Omar Bundy, American general (b. 1861)
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