Database Van Broekhoven » Gerardus Leonardus de Rooij (1874-1953)
Personal data Gerardus Leonardus de Rooij
- He was born on February 21, 1874 in Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
- He died on January 11, 1953 in Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 78 years old.
- A child of Hendrik de Rooij and Adriana Peijnenborgh
- This information was last updated on March 8, 2025.
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Birthday February 21, 1874
- The temperature on February 21, 1874 was about 2.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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.
- February 21 » The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first edition.
- March 18 » Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.
- 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.
- October 9 » The Universal Postal Union is created by the Treaty of Bern.
- November 25 » The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.
- 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 January 11, 1953
- The temperature on January 11, 1953 was between -4.9 and 4.7 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (87%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1953: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
- May 25 » The first public television station in the United States officially begins broadcasting as KUHT from the campus of the University of Houston.
- June 17 » Cold War: East Germany Workers Uprising: In East Germany, the Soviet Union orders a division of troops into East Berlin to quell a rebellion.
- August 17 » Addiction: First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous takes place, in Southern California.
- September 26 » Rationing of sugar in the United Kingdom ends
- November 9 » Cambodia gains independence from France.
- November 17 » The remaining human inhabitants of the Blasket Islands, Kerry, Ireland, are evacuated to the mainland.
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