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| 1 | 1847 | - 1847: On Lake Michigan in the US, the ship 'Phoenix' perishes. On board were 250 emigrants, mostly from Winterswijk, Aalten and Varsseveld.
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| 2 | 1856 | - 1856: The emigrant vessel Ocean Home perishes in the English Channel off Lizard Point. 70 people drown, including several emigrants from Dinxperlo.
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| 3 | 1880 | - 1880: The railroad from Winterswijk to Bocholt in Germany is opened.
- 1880: Piet Mondriaan, then 8 years old, moves to Winterswijk and grows up there. He would later become a famous painter.
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| 4 | 1884 | - 1884: The railroad from Winterswijk to Neede is opened.
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| 5 | 1885 | - 1885: The railroad from Winterswijk to Zevenaar, including stations at Bredevoort, Aalten and Varsseveld, was opened.
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| 6 | 1890 | - 1890: An ancient cannon has been found in Bredevoort. When this is fired during a celebration, it explodes killing two children.
- 1890: An horse-drawn omnibus starts a regular service between Dinxperlo and Terborg. Each trip could take 10 people and 250 kg of cargo.
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| 7 | 1891 | - 1891: Dinxperlo gets its own department of the 'Geldersch-Overijsselse Maatschappij van Landbouw', a society to improve agriculture techniques.
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Achterhoek Ancestors
1847 - 1891 (44 years)