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Personal data Willem Tonk 


Household of Willem Tonk

He is married to Theodora Peters.

They got married on May 27, 1903 at Ubbergen, Gelderland, Nederland, he was 27 years old.Source 1


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Tonk

Willem Tonk
1876-1957

1903

Theodora Peters
1875-1913

Rudolphus Lucas Tonk
1908-1986

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Historical events

Birthday March 28, 1876

  • The temperature on March 28, 1876 was about 10.8 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 69%. 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 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 1876: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 15 » The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
    • May 30 » Ottoman sultan Abdülaziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murad V.
    • August 8 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
    • October 4 » The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opens as the first public college in Texas.
    • November 25 » American Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack the sleeping village of Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife at the headwaters of the Powder River.
    • December 29 » The Ashtabula River railroad disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.

Day of marriage May 27, 1903

  • The temperature on May 27, 1903 was between 9.2 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (79%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • January 17 » El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
    • February 14 » The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor).
    • March 2 » In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
    • March 14 » Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first national wildlife refuge in the US, is established by President Theodore Roosevelt.
    • July 19 » Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France.
    • October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.

Day of death January 10, 1957

  • The temperature on January 10, 1957 was between 1.5 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1957: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
    • March 6 » Ghana becomes the first Sub-Saharan country to gain independence from the British.
    • April 5 » In India, Communists win the first elections in united Kerala and E. M. S. Namboodiripad is sworn in as the first Chief Minister.
    • September 22 » In Haiti, François Duvalier is elected president.
    • September 29 » The Kyshtym disaster is the third-worst nuclear accident ever recorded.
    • October 14 » The 23rd Canadian Parliament becomes the only one to be personally opened by the Queen of Canada.
    • November 14 » The "Apalachin Meeting" in rural Tioga County in upstate New York is raided by law enforcement; many high level Mafia figures are arrested while trying to flee.


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