Descendants Hemerik-Broekhuizen-Huner-Koper-Barink » Matthijs de Laaf (1871-1946)

Personal data Matthijs de Laaf 


Household of Matthijs de Laaf

He is married to Alida Nieuwenhuizen.

They got married on May 18, 1898 at Leiden, he was 27 years old.


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Historical events

Birthday April 20, 1871

  • The temperature on April 20, 1871 was about 10.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 3 » In the Battle of Bapaume, an engagement in the Franco-Prussian War, General Louis Faidherbe's forces bring about a Prussian retreat.
    • January 19 » Franco-Prussian War: In the Siege of Paris, Prussia wins the Battle of St. Quentin. Meanwhile, the French attempt to break the siege in the Battle of Buzenval will end unsuccessfully the following day.
    • February 17 » The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
    • March 18 » Declaration of the Paris Commune; President of the French Republic, Adolphe Thiers, orders the evacuation of Paris.
    • March 21 » Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone.
    • March 28 » The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.

Day of marriage May 18, 1898

  • The temperature on May 18, 1898 was about 10.7 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 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 1898: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 27 » King George I of Greece survives an assassination attempt.
    • May 1 » Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron of the Spanish Navy after a seven-hour battle. Spain loses all seven of its ships, and 381 Spanish sailors die. There are no American vessel losses or combat deaths.
    • June 13 » Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.
    • June 22 » Spanish–American War: In a chaotic operation, 6,000 men of the U.S. Fifth Army Corps begins landing at Daiquirí, Cuba, about 16 miles (26km) east of Santiago de Cuba. Lt. Gen. Arsenio Linares y Pombo of the Spanish Army outnumbers them two-to-one, but does not oppose the landings.
    • June 27 » The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
    • September 10 » Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.

Day of death March 15, 1946

  • The temperature on March 15, 1946 was between -2.4 and 3.6 °C. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (5%). 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)
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
    • January 31 » The Democratic Republic of Vietnam introduces the đồng to replace the French Indochinese piastre at par.
    • April 17 » The last French troops are withdrawn from Syria.
    • June 23 » The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake strikes Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    • August 1 » Leaders of the Russian Liberation Army, a force of Russian prisoners of war that collaborated with Nazi Germany, are executed in Moscow, Soviet Union for treason.
    • December 7 » A fire at the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia kills 119 people, the deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history.
    • December 19 » Start of the First Indochina War.

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