Genealogy Bovenschen, Looijenga, Van Gelderen en Van Donk » Anthony "Tony" Ekkens (1886-1966)
Personal data Anthony "Tony" Ekkens
- Nickname is Tony.
- He was born on November 30, 1886 in Grand Haven-Michigan (USA).
- He died on March 15, 1966, he was 79 years old.
- He is buried in Grand Haven-Michigan (USA).
- A child of Wibbe Ekkens and Catherine van Lopik
- This information was last updated on August 27, 2023.
Household of Anthony "Tony" Ekkens
(1) He is married to Henrietta W. Tietz.
They got married on September 11, 1917 at Muskegon-Michigan (USA), he was 30 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Ruth Helen Ekkens 1918-1977
(2) He is married to Edna van Dyke.
They got married in the year 1936, he was 49 years old.Source 1
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Relationship Anthony "Tony" Ekkens
- Anthony Ekkens is the 6th great grandson of Aert van Gelder:
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Historical events
Birthday November 30, 1886
- The temperature on November 30, 1886 was about 3.8 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- May 1 » Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the Haymarket affair in Chicago, in commemoration of which May 1 is celebrated as International Workers' Day in many countries.
- May 8 » Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine.
- May 29 » The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in The Atlanta Journal.
- June 26 » Henri Moissan isolated elemental Fluorine for the first time.
- July 3 » The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
- October 28 » President Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.
Day of marriage September 11, 1917
- The temperature on September 11, 1917 was between 5.8 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- January 9 » World War I: The Battle of Rafa is fought near the Egyptian border with Palestine.
- March 31 » According to the terms of the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, the islands become American possessions.
- May 19 » The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK is founded.
- June 23 » In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
- October 4 » World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
- December 11 » World War I: British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem on foot and declares martial law.
Day of death March 15, 1966
- The temperature on March 15, 1966 was between 0.7 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1966: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 12.4 million citizens.
- February 4 » All Nippon Airways Flight 60 plunges into Tokyo Bay, killing 133.
- February 14 » Australian currency is decimalized.
- February 23 » In Syria, Ba'ath Party member Salah Jadid leads an intra-party military coup that replaces the previous government of General Amin al-Hafiz, also a Baathist.
- March 4 » In an interview in the London Evening Standard, The Beatles' John Lennon declares that the band is "more popular than Jesus now".
- May 21 » The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland.
- June 8 » The National Football League and American Football League announced a merger effective in 1970.
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