Tree of René » Marna Håkansdotter (1858-1934)

Christening day August 22, 1858

• The temperature on August 22, 1858 was about 15.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
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  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 Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
• 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 1858: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
  • February 11 » Bernadette Soubirous's first vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lourdes, France.
  • June 18 » Charles Darwin receives a paper from Alfred Russel Wallace that includes nearly identical conclusions about evolution as Darwin's own, prompting Darwin to publish his theory.
  • August 11 » The Eiger in the Bernese Alps is ascended for the first time by Charles Barrington accompanied by Christian Almer and Peter Bohren.
  • September 10 » George Mary Searle discovers the asteroid 55 Pandora.
  • November 17 » Modified Julian Day zero.
  • November 17 » The city of Denver, Colorado is founded.

Day of marriage October 24, 1884

• The temperature on October 24, 1884 was about 11.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. 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 1884: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • March 13 » The Siege of Khartoum begins. It lasts until January 26, 1885.
  • April 20 » Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical Humanum genus.
  • May 1 » The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions demands the eight-hour work day in the United States.
  • October 6 » The Naval War College of the United States is founded in Rhode Island.
  • October 14 » George Eastman receives a U.S. Government patent on his new paper-strip photographic film.
  • October 22 » The International Meridian Conference designates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the world's prime meridian.

Day of death May 25, 1934

• The temperature on May 25, 1934 was between 3.1 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1934: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
  • February 9 » The Balkan Entente is formed.
  • June 15 » The United States Great Smoky Mountains National Park is founded.
  • June 26 » United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Federal Credit Union Act, which establishes credit unions.
  • November 11 » The Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia is opened.
  • November 30 » The LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman becomes the first steam locomotive to be authenticated as reaching 100mph.
  • December 5 » Abyssinia Crisis: Italian troops attack Wal Wal in Abyssinia, taking four days to capture the city.

Day of burial June 1, 1934

• The temperature on June 1, 1934 was between 12.8 °C and 28.7 °C and averaged 20.9 °C. There was 13.1 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1934: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
  • January 1 » A "Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring" comes into effect in Nazi Germany.
  • February 23 » Leopold III becomes King of Belgium.
  • August 11 » The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.
  • September 8 » Off the New Jersey coast, a fire aboard the passenger liner SSMorro Castle kills 137 people.
  • September 21 » A large typhoon hits western Honshū, Japan, killing more than three thousand people.
  • November 23 » An Anglo-Ethiopian boundary commission in the Ogaden discovers an Italian garrison at Walwal, well within Ethiopian territory. This leads to the Abyssinia Crisis.

Source: Wikipedia

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