Family tree Van Willigen » Jacob Blok (1849-1932)
Personal data Jacob Blok
- He was born on February 4, 1849 in Gouda.
- Profession: Werkte op begraafplaats.
- He died on January 3, 1932 in Gouda, he was 82 years old.
- A child of Leendert Blok and Leentje Bennis
- This information was last updated on May 20, 2012.
Household of Jacob Blok
He is married to Geertruida Vogelzang.
They got married on February 5, 1873 at Gouda, he was 24 years old.
Child(ren):
- Leendert Blok 1875-1951
- Jacob Blok 1876-1963
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Historical events
Birthday February 4, 1849
- The temperature on February 4, 1849 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken mistig. 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).
- From November 21, 1848 till November 1, 1849 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Kempenaer - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. J.M. de Kempenaer (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1849: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- January 22 » Second Anglo-Sikh War: The Siege of Multan ends after nine months when the last Sikh defenders of Multan, Punjab, surrender.
- March 29 » The United Kingdom annexes the Punjab.
- April 25 » The Governor General of Canada, Lord Elgin, signs the Rebellion Losses Bill, outraging Montreal's English population and triggering the Montreal Riots.
- May 22 » Future U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is issued a patent for an invention to lift boats, making him the only U.S. president to ever hold a patent.
- June 1 » Territorial Governor Alexander Ramsey declared the Territory of Minnesota officially established.
- August 22 » The first air raid in history. Austria launches pilotless balloons against the city of Venice.
Day of marriage February 5, 1873
- The temperature on February 5, 1873 was about 4.3 °C. The airpressure was 77 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)
- From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
- In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- April 1 » The White Star steamer RMSAtlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547 in one of the worst marine disasters of the 19th century.
- April 13 » The Colfax massacre, in which more than 60 black men are murdered, takes place.
- June 18 » Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
- July 1 » Prince Edward Island joins into Canadian Confederation.
- August 30 » Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Josef Land in the Arctic Sea.
- November 22 » The French steamer SS Ville du Havre sinks in 12 minutes after colliding with the Scottish iron clipper Loch Earn in the Atlantic, with a loss of 226 lives.
Day of death January 3, 1932
- The temperature on January 3, 1932 was between 10.2 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 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 year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
- April 5 » Dominion of Newfoundland: Ten thousand rioters seize the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government.
- May 28 » In the Netherlands, construction of the Afsluitdijk is completed and the Zuiderzee bay is converted to the freshwater IJsselmeer.
- August 24 » Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).
- December 18 » The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans in the first NFL playoff game to win the NFL Championship.
- December 19 » BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service.
- December 25 » A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people.
Same birth/death day
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- 1848 » Jean Aicard, French poet, author, and playwright († 1921)
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- 1862 » Édouard Estaunié, French novelist († 1942)
- 1865 » Abe Isoo, Japanese minister and politician († 1949)
- 1868 » Constance Markievicz, Irish revolutionary and first woman elected to the UK House of Commons († 1927)
- 1922 » Wilhelm Voigt, German criminal (b. 1849)
- 1923 » Jaroslav Hašek, Czech journalist and author (b. 1883)
- 1927 » Carl David Tolmé Runge, German physicist and mathematician (b. 1856)
- 1931 » Joseph Joffre, French general (b. 1852)
- 1933 » Jack Pickford, Canadian-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1896)
- 1933 » Wilhelm Cuno, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)
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