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    1. Whitman Web Site, George Whitman, William Smith, February 4, 2016
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      William Smith
      Birth name: William Smith
      Gender: Male
      Birth: Circa 1814 - Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
      Christening: Oct 20 1815 - Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
      Marriage: Spouse: Alice Elsie Fraser - Nov 1 1839
      Death: Oct 16 1889
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    Historical events

    Birthday October 20, 1815

    • The temperature on October 20, 1815 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: winderig half bewolkt regen. 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 year 1815: Source: Wikipedia
      • March 1 » Georgetown University's congressional charter is signed into law by President James Madison.
      • June 9 » End of the Congress of Vienna: The new European political situation is set.
      • June 18 » Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Waterloo results in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher forcing him to abdicate the throne of France for the second and last time.
      • July 15 » Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders aboard HMSBellerophon.
      • December 23 » The novel Emma by Jane Austen is first published.
      • December 25 » The Handel and Haydn Society, oldest continually performing arts organization in the United States, gives its first performance.

    Day of death October 16, 1889

    • The temperature on October 16, 1889 was about 13.7 °C. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. 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 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • January 22 » Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
      • March 23 » The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, British India.
      • June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
      • July 8 » The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
      • July 11 » Tijuana, Mexico, is founded.
      • October 24 » Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration, effectively starting the federation process in Australia.
    

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