Family tree Ro(o)vers » Petrus Roovers (± 1807-1886)
Personal data Petrus Roovers
- He was born about 1807 in Terheijden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
- He died on August 15, 1886 in Terheijden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.Source 1
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- Death registration on August 15, 1886.Source 1
- A child of Pieter Simon Rovers and Johanna Pieter Damen
- This information was last updated on May 30, 2024.
Household of Petrus Roovers
He is married to Maria Sweeren.
They got married on May 7, 1837 at Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
Child(ren):
- Petrus Rovers 1839-1914
- Judoca Roovers ± 1841-1902
- Adriaan Rovers 1842-????
- Simon Roovers 1845-1924
- Simon Rovers 1845-1924
- Adriana Rovers 1847-1920
- Cornelia Rovers 1851-1876
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Historical events
Day of marriage May 7, 1837
- The temperature on May 7, 1837 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north. Weather type: half bewolkt regen bui. 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 1837: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
- February 8 » Richard Johnson becomes the first Vice President of the United States chosen by the United States Senate.
- March 4 » The city of Chicago is incorporated.
- May 3 » The University of Athens is founded in Athens, Greece.
- July 4 » Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and Liverpool.
- July 25 » The first commercial use of an electrical telegraph is successfully demonstrated in London by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone.
- September 18 » Tiffany & Co. (first named Tiffany & Young) is founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City. The store is called a "stationery and fancy goods emporium".
Day of death August 15, 1886
- The temperature on August 15, 1886 was about 16.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. 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 year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- March 1 » The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham.
- March 27 » Geronimo, Apache warrior, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
- May 1 » Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the Haymarket affair in Chicago, in commemoration of which May 1 is celebrated as International Workers' Day in many countries.
- May 8 » Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine.
- May 29 » The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in The Atlanta Journal.
- November 30 » The Folies Bergère stages its first revue.
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- 1852 » Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist (b. 1760)
- 1859 » Nathaniel Claiborne, American farmer and politician (b. 1777)
- 1907 » Joseph Joachim, Hungarian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1831)
- 1909 » Euclides da Cunha, Brazilian sociologist and journalist (b. 1866)
- 1917 » Thomas J. Higgins, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1831)
- 1925 » Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter and educator (b. 1878)
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