Family tree De Backer - Evers » Emiel Joseph de Geest (1873-1920)

Personal data Emiel Joseph de Geest 


Household of Emiel Joseph de Geest

He is married to Maria Josepha de Backer.

They got married on September 7, 1901 at Lebbeke, he was 28 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday June 19, 1873

  • The temperature on June 19, 1873 was about 23.2 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. 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 July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 17 » A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, part of the Modoc War.
    • March 1 » E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical typewriter.
    • March 22 » The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.
    • April 4 » The Kennel Club is founded, the oldest and first official registry of purebred dogs in the world.
    • August 30 » Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Josef Land in the Arctic Sea.
    • October 9 » A meeting at the U.S. Naval Academy establishes the U.S. Naval Institute.

Day of death March 23, 1920

  • The temperature on March 23, 1920 was between -1.0 °C and 15.5 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 1920: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
    • January 19 » The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is founded.
    • February 20 » An earthquake kills between 114 and 130 in Georgia and heavily damages the town of Gori.
    • April 28 » Azerbaijan is added to the Soviet Union.
    • May 2 » The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis.
    • July 12 » The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed, by which Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania.
    • August 15 » Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, so-called Miracle at the Vistula.


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