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Personal data Jan Benjamins 

  • He was born on July 7, 1855 in Hollandseveld (Hoogeveen).
  • He died on November 6, 1933 in Harderberg, he was 78 years old.
  • This information was last updated on July 7, 2013.

Household of Jan Benjamins

He is married to Trijntje Prins.

They got married on August 13, 1887 at Zuidwolde, he was 32 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Hilligje Benjamins  1890-????

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Benjamins

Jan Benjamins
1855-1933

1887

Trijntje Prins
1866-????

Hilligje Benjamins
1890-????

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Birthday July 7, 1855

  • The temperature on July 7, 1855 was about 20.0 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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).
  • From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
  • In the year 1855: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • January 26 » Point No Point Treaty is signed in Washington Territory.
    • February 14 » Texas is linked by telegraph to the rest of the United States, with the completion of a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas.
    • June 28 » Sigma Chi fraternity is founded in North America.
    • September 3 » American Indian Wars: In Nebraska, 700 soldiers under United States General William S. Harney avenge the Grattan massacre by attacking a Sioux village and killing 100 men, women and children.
    • September 9 » Crimean War: The Siege of Sevastopol comes to an end when Russian forces abandon the city.
    • November 16 » David Livingstone becomes the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now Zambia-Zimbabwe.

Day of marriage August 13, 1887

  • The temperature on August 13, 1887 was about 12.9 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. 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 1887: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
    • April 4 » Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States.
    • April 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
    • July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
    • September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
    • October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.

Day of death November 6, 1933

  • The temperature on November 6, 1933 was between -1.0 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 9.2 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • 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 1933: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
    • January 28 » The name Pakistan is coined by Choudhry Rahmat Ali Khan and is accepted by Indian Muslims who then thereby adopted it further for the Pakistan Movement seeking independence.
    • March 2 » The film King Kong opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall.
    • March 4 » Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the 32nd President of the United States.
    • March 5 » Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party receives 43.9% at the Reichstag elections, which allows the Nazis to later pass the Enabling Act and establish a dictatorship.
    • August 7 » The Kingdom of Iraq slaughters over 3,000 Assyrians in the village of Simele. This date is recognized as Martyrs Day or National Day of Mourning by the Assyrian community in memory of the Simele massacre.
    • September 12 » Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.


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