When Joséphine Grad was born in 1816, in Ville-Pommeroeul, Hainaut, Belgium, her father, Gabriel Joseph Grad, was 36 and her mother, Hyacinthe Désirée Brisemoitié, was 37. She married François Maximilien D'Hainaut on 27 June 1838, in Hai, Tanzania. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter.
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The Netherlands declare independence. The outbreak of a revolution in France in July 1830 inspire a Belgian uprising in August. Dutch troops are driven from Brussels, and on October 4th a unique coalition of Catholics and Liberals proclaim Belgian independence. The great powers--Austria, France, Great Britain, Prussia, and Russia--accept Belgian independence from the Netherlands.
Germany invades. The Belgian army holds position behind Yser river until 1918.
Antwerp hosts the Summer Olympic Games.
Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Emanuel, Shraga, Yonatan.
Polish: nickname from grad ‘hail’.
Slovenian: topographic name from grad ‘castle’.
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