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Personal data Tonko Tonkes 


Household of Tonko Tonkes

He is married to Hinderika Lamain.

They got married on June 1, 1895 at Veendam, he was 20 years old.

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Birthday August 8, 1874

  • The temperature on August 8, 1874 was about 17.0 °C. There was 14 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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).
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 18 » Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.
    • May 9 » The first horsebus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes.
    • June 29 » Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" leveling complaints against King George. Trikoupis is elected Prime Minister of Greece the next year.
    • July 14 » The Chicago Fire of 1874 burns down 47 acres of the city, destroying 812 buildings, killing 20, and resulting in the fire insurance industry demanding municipal reforms from Chicago's city council.
    • November 7 » A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republican Party.
    • December 29 » The military coup of Gen. Martinez Campos in Sagunto ends the failed First Spanish Republic and the monarchy is restored as Prince Alfonso is proclaimed King of Spain.

Day of death April 24, 1915

  • The temperature on April 24, 1915 was between 5.1 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1915: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
    • January 21 » Kiwanis International is founded in Detroit.
    • January 26 » The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of the U.S. Congress.
    • May 9 » World War I: Second Battle of Artois between German and French forces.
    • May 22 » Three trains collide in the Quintinshill rail disaster near Gretna Green, Scotland, killing 227 people and injuring 246.
    • August 29 » US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, the first U.S. submarine sunk in an accident.
    • September 25 » World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins.


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