Database Van Broekhoven » Francis van Rooij (1863-1954)

Personal data Francis van Rooij 


Household of Francis van Rooij

(1) He is married to Catharina Witlox.

They got married on April 25, 1887 at Udenhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 24 years old.Source 1


Child(ren):



(2) He is married to Anna Michiels.

They got married on November 5, 1889 at Udenhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 26 years old.Source 1


Child(ren):

  3. Petronella van Rooij  1893-1982 


(3) He is married to Elisabeth van de Schoot.

They got married on November 17, 1921 at Oirschot, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 58 years old.Source 2

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Historical events

Birthday February 17, 1863

  • The temperature on February 17, 1863 was about 2.1 °C. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 1 » American Civil War: The Emancipation Proclamation takes effect in Confederate territory.
    • May 23 » The General German Workers' Association, a precursor of the modern Social Democratic Party of Germany, is founded in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony.
    • June 14 » Second Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson during the American Civil War.
    • September 8 » American Civil War: In the Second Battle of Sabine Pass, a small Confederate force thwarts a Union invasion of Texas.
    • November 26 » United States President Abraham Lincoln proclaims November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of November. Following the Franksgiving controversy from 1939 to 1941, it has been observed on the fourth Thursday in 1942 and subsequent years.
    • November 29 » American Civil War: Battle of Fort Sanders: Union forces under Ambrose Burnside successfully defend Knoxville, Tennessee from Confederate forces under James Longstreet.

Day of marriage November 17, 1921

  • The temperature on November 17, 1921 was between -2.1 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
    • February 12 » Bolsheviks launch a revolt in Georgia as a preliminary to the Red Army invasion of Georgia.
    • March 18 » The second Peace of Riga is signed between Poland and the Soviet Union.
    • March 21 » The New Economic Policy is implemented by the Bolshevik Party in response to the economic failure as a result of war communism.
    • March 31 » The Royal Australian Air Force is formed.
    • June 28 » Serbian King Alexander I proclaims the new constitution of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, known thereafter as the Vidovdan Constitution.
    • September 7 » In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held.

Day of death October 26, 1954

  • The temperature on October 26, 1954 was between 2.1 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (65%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 1954: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
    • January 2 » India establishes its highest civilian awards, the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan.
    • March 1 » Nuclear weapons testing: The Castle Bravo, a 15-megaton hydrogen bomb, is detonated on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, resulting in the worst radioactive contamination ever caused by the United States.
    • April 18 » Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power in Egypt.
    • April 22 » Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army–McCarthy hearings begins.
    • June 27 » The FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match between Hungary and Brazil, highly anticipated to be exciting, instead turns violent, with three players ejected and further fighting continuing after the game.
    • November 22 » The Humane Society of the United States is founded.


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