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Personal data Wilhelmus Sneijders
- He was born on February 8, 1840 in Rijsbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
- He died on January 1, 1920 in Rijsbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 79 years old.
- A child of Jacobus Sneijders and Maria Magilse
Household of Wilhelmus Sneijders
He is married to Paulina Roovers.
They got married on May 27, 1879 at Rijsbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 39 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Adriaan Boudewijn Sneijders ± 1880-????
- Maria Dimphna Francisca Sneijders ± 1882-????
- Anna Maria Sneijders ± 1884-????
- Jozef Willem Sneijders ± 1886-????
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Birthday February 8, 1840
- The temperature on February 8, 1840 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt winderig 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 1840: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
- January 13 » The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives.
- February 6 » Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, establishing New Zealand as a British colony.
- May 6 » The Penny Black postage stamp becomes valid for use in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- May 22 » The penal transportation of British convicts to the New South Wales colony is abolished.
- July 23 » The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union.
- October 11 » The Maronite leader Bashir Shihab II surrenders to the Ottoman Empire and later is sent to Malta in exile.
Day of marriage May 27, 1879
- The temperature on May 27, 1879 was about 15.3 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- 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 1879: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 25 » The Bulgarian National Bank is founded.
- February 8 » The England cricket team led by Lord Harris is attacked in a riot during a match in Sydney.
- April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
- June 1 » Napoléon Eugène, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War.
- October 7 » Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance.
- October 15 » The Segura river in southeastern Spain floods, killing 1077 people.
Day of death January 1, 1920
- The temperature on January 1, 1920 was between -0.4 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
- January 10 » The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I.
- February 9 » Under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.
- February 24 » The Nazi Party (NSDAP) was founded by Adolf Hitler in the Hofbräuhaus beer hall in Munich, Germany
- May 7 » Kiev Offensive: Polish troops led by Józef Piłsudski and Edward Rydz-Śmigły and assisted by a symbolic Ukrainian force capture Kiev only to be driven out by the Red Army counter-offensive a month later.
- July 12 » The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed, by which Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania.
- October 10 » The Carinthian plebiscite determines that the larger part of the Duchy of Carinthia should remain part of Austria.
Same birth/death day
- 1825 » Henry Walter Bates, English geographer, biologist, and explorer († 1892)
- 1828 » Jules Verne, French author, poet, and playwright († 1905)
- 1829 » Vital-Justin Grandin, French-Canadian bishop and missionary († 1902)
- 1830 » Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire († 1876)
- 1834 » Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist and academic († 1907)
- 1850 » Kate Chopin, American author († 1904)
- 1906 » Hugh Nelson, Scottish-Australian farmer and politician, 11th Premier of Queensland (b. 1833)
- 1918 » William Wilfred Campbell, Canadian poet and author (b. 1858)
- 1921 » Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German lawyer and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1856)
- 1929 » Mustafa Necati, Turkish civil servant and politician, Turkish Minister of Environment and Urban Planning (b. 1894)
- 1931 » Martinus Beijerinck, Dutch microbiologist and botanist (b. 1851)
- 1937 » Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, Indian religious leader, founded the Gaudiya Math (b. 1874)
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