Genealogy Van Raam » Thijs "Matthijs" Groen (1878-1917)
Personal data Thijs "Matthijs" Groen
Sources 1, 2Source 2- Alternative name: Tijs Groen (also known as / alias)
- Nickname is Matthijs.
- He was born on February 11, 1878 in Egmond aan Zee, Noord-Holland, Nederland.
- Profession: visser.
- He died on August 1, 1917 in op zee, he was 39 years old.
Datum: Stuurman a/b IJM 11 "Bertha Elizabeth"
- A child of Pieter Groen and Antje Zwart
- This information was last updated on July 3, 2013.
Household of Thijs "Matthijs" Groen
He is married to Antje Wijker.Source 2
They got married on December 6, 1899 at Egmond aan Zee, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 21 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Anna Groen 1901-
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Historical events
Birthday February 11, 1878
- The temperature on February 11, 1878 was about 1.2 °C. The airpressure was 76 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 22 » In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores.
- May 14 » The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.
- June 15 » Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures.
- July 13 » Treaty of Berlin: The European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman Empire.
- September 1 » Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company.
- October 22 » The Bramall Lane stadium sees the first rugby match played under floodlights.
Day of marriage December 6, 1899
- The temperature on December 6, 1899 was about 5.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
- February 2 » The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.
- April 18 » The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
- July 26 » Ulises Heureaux, the 27th President of the Dominican Republic, is assassinated.
- 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 August 1, 1917
- The temperature on August 1, 1917 was between 13.9 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 62.3 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 19 » Silvertown explosion: A blast at a munitions factory in London kills 73 and injures over 400. The resulting fire causes over £2,000,000 worth of damage.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- June 4 » The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for biography (for Julia Ward Howe). Jean Jules Jusserand receives the first Pulitzer for history for his work With Americans of Past and Present Days. Herbert B. Swope receives the first Pulitzer for journalism for his work for the New York World.
- July 6 » World War I: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt.
- August 30 » Vietnamese prison guards led by Trịnh Văn Cấn mutiny at the Thái Nguyên penitentiary against local French authority.
- October 4 » World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
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- 1869 » Helene Kröller-Müller, German-Dutch art collector and philanthropist, founded the Kröller-Müller Museum († 1939)
- 1874 » Elsa Beskow, Swedish author and illustrator († 1953)
- 1881 » Carlo Carrà, Italian painter († 1966)
- 1911 » Edwin Austin Abbey, American painter and illustrator (b. 1852)
- 1911 » Samuel Arza Davenport, American lawyer and politician (b. 1843)
- 1918 » John Riley Banister, American cowboy and police officer (b. 1854)
- 1920 » Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Indian freedom fighter, lawyer and journalist (b. 1856)
- 1921 » T.J. Ryan, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Queensland (b. 1876)
- 1922 » Donát Bánki, Hungarian engineer (b. 1856)
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