Johan Gijsbert Verstolk van Soelen

Johan Gijsbert Verstolk van Soelen, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1845)

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Born: March 16, 1776
Died: November 3, 1845
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Birth year: 1776

About Johan Gijsbert Verstolk van Soelen

Johan Gijsbert Verstolk van Soelen was a Dutch politician. Between 1825 and 1841 he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs. After the Incorporation of the kingdom into the First French Empire he became prefect of Frise. After the liberation of the Netherlands, Verstolk first held the office of commissaris-generaal in the Southern Netherlands.

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The world when Johan Gijsbert Verstolk van Soelen was born

Johan Gijsbert Verstolk van Soelen was born in 1776. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1776

Best-selling bookCommon Sense by Thomas Paine

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineAmerican Declaration of Independence signed
Technology milestoneJames Watt installs first commercial steam engine
World population~770M

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderContinental Congress (no president yet)
U.S. population2.5M

1776 versus 2026

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Measure	1776	2026
Population	2.5M	341 million

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