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Personal data Gerhard Heinrich "Geert" Zaan
- Nickname is Geert.
- He was born on November 10, 1813 in Hasselt, Duitsland.Source 1
- He died on April 7, 1888 in Compascuum, Emmen, he was 74 years old.
- Death registration on April 9, 1888.Source 2
- A child of Gerardus Zahn and Maria Elisabeth Borges
- This information was last updated on October 25, 2023.
Household of Gerhard Heinrich "Geert" Zaan
He is married to Aleid (Maria Adelheid Rötterink) Raterink.
They got married about 1848 at Odoorn, Drenthe.Source 3
Geert Zaan vestigde zich op 11-2-1884 als weduwnaar te Emmer-Compascuum, woonde augustus 1886 in Barger-Oosterveen en vertrok 24-8-1886 naar Bremen.
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Notes about Gerhard Heinrich "Geert" Zaan
Beroep: 1851-1888 arbeider; 1885 koopman.
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Birthday November 10, 1813
- The temperature on November 10, 1813 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: betrokken 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 1813: Source: Wikipedia
- February 7 » In the action of 7 February 1813 near the Îles de Los, the frigates Aréthuse and Amelia batter each other, but neither can gain the upper hand.
- May 24 » South American independence leader Simón Bolívar enters Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador ("The Liberator").
- June 6 » The Battle of Stoney Creek, considered a critical turning point in the War of 1812. A British force of 700 under John Vincent defeats an American force twice its size under William Winder and John Chandler.
- August 11 » In Colombia, Juan del Corral declares the independence of Antioquia.
- August 19 » Gervasio Antonio de Posadas joins Argentina's Second Triumvirate.
- November 11 » War of 1812: Battle of Crysler's Farm: British and Canadian forces defeat a larger American force, causing the Americans to abandon their Saint Lawrence campaign.
Day of death April 7, 1888
- The temperature on April 7, 1888 was about 4.9 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. 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 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- 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 1888: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- March 23 » In England, The Football League, the world's oldest professional association football league, meets for the first time.
- April 6 » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
- August 5 » Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008.
- August 21 » The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
- September 8 » In England, the first six Football League matches are played.
- December 22 » The Christmas Meeting of 1888, considered to be the official start of the Faroese independence movement.
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