Genealogy familie Potters » cornelis Roks (1899-1978)

Personal data cornelis Roks 


Household of cornelis Roks

He is married to johanna de bruijn.

They got married on July 9, 1921 at ruchpen, he was 21 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday October 7, 1899

  • The temperature on October 7, 1899 was about 7.1 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 17 » The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
    • February 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
    • February 14 » Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
    • June 12 » New Richmond tornado: The eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
    • December 2 » Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.
    • December 11 » Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.

Day of death October 28, 1978

  • The temperature on October 28, 1978 was between 8.5 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1978: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.9 million citizens.
    • March 15 » Somalia and Ethiopia signed a truce to end the Ethio-Somali War.
    • May 8 » The first ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler.
    • September 17 » The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt.
    • October 3 » A Finnish Air Force DC-3 crashes, killing all 15 people on board.
    • November 23 » Cyclone kills about 1000 people in eastern Sri Lanka.
    • December 6 » Spain ratifies the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in a referendum.


Same birth/death day

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