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Personal data Theodorus Gerrits 

  • He was born on September 3, 1867 in Nijmegen.
    Bron Burgerlijke stand - Geboorte
    Archieflocatie Gelders Archief
    Algemeen Toegangnr: 0207
    Inventarisnr: 1017
    Gemeente: Nijmegen
    Soort akte: geboorte
    Aktenummer: 545
    Aangiftedatum: 03-09-1867
    Kind Theodorus Gerrits
    Geslacht: M
    Vondeling: N
    Geboortedatum: 03-09-1867
    Geboorteplaats: Nijmegen
    Vader Jan Gerrits
    Moeder Franzisca van Zwanenburg
  • He died on May 9, 1939 in Nijmegen, he was 71 years old.
  • A child of Johannes Gerrits and Francisca van Swanenburgh
  • This information was last updated on January 18, 2012.

Household of Theodorus Gerrits

He is married to Elisabeth Barbara Schuurs.

They got married on April 18, 1901 at Nijmegen, he was 33 years old.

Bron Burgerlijke stand - Huwelijk
Archieflocatie Gelders Archief
Algemeen Toegangnr: 0207
Inventarisnr: 1125
Gemeente: Nijmegen
Soort akte: Huwelijksakte
Aktenummer: 66
Datum: 18-04-1901
Bruidegom Theodorus Gerrits
Geboortedatum: 03-09-1867
Geboorteplaats: Hatert
Bruid Elisabeth Barbara Schuurs
Geboortedatum: 24-02-1873
Geboorteplaats: Heumen
Vader bruidegom Jan Gerrits
Moeder bruidegom Franzisca van Zwanenburg
Vader bruid Theodorus Schuurs
Moeder bruid Maria van Wees
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Birthday September 3, 1867

  • The temperature on September 3, 1867 was about 19.8 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. 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 June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • In the year 1867: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 13 » Work begins on the covering of the Senne, burying Brussels's primary river and creating the modern central boulevards.
    • March 30 » Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2-cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.
    • May 15 » Canadian Bank of Commerce opens for business in Toronto, Ontario. The bank would later merge with Imperial Bank of Canada to become what is CIBC in 1961.
    • July 17 » Harvard School of Dental Medicine is established in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the first dental school in the U.S. that is affiliated with a university.
    • October 18 » United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day.
    • October 21 » The Medicine Lodge Treaty is signed by southern Great Plains Indian leaders. The treaty requires Native American Plains tribes to relocate to a reservation in western Oklahoma.

Day of marriage April 18, 1901

  • The temperature on April 18, 1901 was between -1.2 °C and 12.9 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (70%). 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 Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • January 22 » Edward VII is proclaimed King after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.
    • March 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Platt Amendment limiting the autonomy of Cuba, as a condition of the withdrawal of American troops.
    • July 4 » William Howard Taft becomes American governor of the Philippines.
    • August 6 » Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation.
    • October 29 » In Amherst, Massachusetts, nurse Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the Davis family of Boston with an overdose of morphine.
    • November 13 » The 1901 Caister lifeboat disaster.

Day of death May 9, 1939

  • The temperature on May 9, 1939 was between 6.9 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
    • May 3 » The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
    • May 17 » The Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers play in the United States' first televised sporting event, a collegiate baseball game in New York City.
    • September 17 » World War II: German submarineU-29 sinks the British aircraft carrier HMSCourageous.
    • October 1 » World War II: After a one-month siege, German troops occupy Warsaw.
    • October 8 » World War II: Germany annexes western Poland.
    • November 8 » Venlo Incident: Two British agents of SIS are captured by the Germans.


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