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Personal data Lourens Donker
- He was born on April 11, 1896 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland.
Datum: bron: Paul van den Boogaard
- Profession: Ambtenaar ter secretarie.
- He died on May 17, 1961 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 65 years old.
Datum: bron: Paul van den Boogaard
- A child of Lourens Donker and Maria Munnix
- This information was last updated on October 28, 2021.
Household of Lourens Donker
He is married to Catherina Jacoba Burger.
They got married on September 8, 1921 at Bussum, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 25 years old.
Plaats: bron: Noord-Hollands Archief, akte 93
Child(ren):
- Gerrit Donker 1922-± 1944
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Historical events
Birthday April 11, 1896
- The temperature on April 11, 1896 was about 9.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- March 1 » Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- April 15 » Closing ceremony of the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens, Greece.
- July 28 » The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.
- August 16 » Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
- December 30 » Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.
Day of marriage September 8, 1921
- The temperature on September 8, 1921 was between 5.8 °C and 26.4 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 10.5 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
- March 6 » Portuguese Communist Party is founded as the Portuguese Section of the Communist International.
- May 19 » The United States Congress passes the Emergency Quota Act establishing national quotas on immigration.
- July 22 » Rif War: The Spanish Army suffers its worst military defeat in modern times to the Berbers of the Rif region of Spanish Morocco.
- July 23 » The Communist Party of China (CPC) is established at the founding National Congress.
- September 5 » Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle party in San Francisco ends with the death of the young actress Virginia Rappe: One of the first scandals of the Hollywood community.
- September 7 » In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held.
Day of death May 17, 1961
- The temperature on May 17, 1961 was between 7.5 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 7.4 hours of sunshine (47%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1961: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
- January 9 » British authorities announce they have uncovered the Soviet Portland Spy Ring in London.
- January 20 » John F. Kennedy is inaugurated the 35th President of the United States of America, becoming the second youngest man to take the office, and the first Catholic.
- April 20 » Cold War: Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba.
- June 4 » Cold War: In the Vienna summit, the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev sparks the Berlin Crisis by threatening to sign a separate peace treaty with East Germany and ending American, British and French access to East Berlin.
- October 1 » East and West Cameroon merge to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon.
- November 29 » Project Mercury: Mercury-Atlas 5 Mission: Enos, a chimpanzee, is launched into space. The spacecraft orbits the Earth twice and splashes down off the coast of Puerto Rico.
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B. Burger, "Family tree Burger", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-burger/I61.php : accessed February 28, 2026), "Lourens Donker (1896-1961)".