Family tree de Crom » Johannes Roks (1871-1942)
Personal data Johannes Roks
Sources 1, 2- He was born on May 31, 1871 in Bergen op Zoom.
- (Fact 1) : wonende in Bergen op Zoom (in de Poorterij K 20).
- He died on August 16, 1942 in Halsteren, he was 71 years old.
- A child of Cornelis Roks and Anna Maria Plasmans
Household of Johannes Roks
He is married to Pieternel Langenberg.
They got married on September 11, 1897 at Halsteren, he was 26 years old.
Child(ren):
- Bernardus Roks 1900-1972
- Elisabeth Roks 1904-1979
- Johannes Roks 1910-1912
- Christiaan Roks 1911-1977
Timeline Johannes Roks
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Sources
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Historical events
Birthday May 31, 1871
- The temperature on May 31, 1871 was about 13.3 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 55%. 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 18 » Wilhelm I of Germany is proclaimed Kaiser Wilhelm in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles (France) towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Wilhelm already had the title of German Emperor since the constitution of 1 January 1871, but he had hesitated to accept the title.
- March 22 » In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment.
- March 27 » The first international rugby football match, when Scotland defeats England in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place.
- May 21 » French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested.
- May 21 » Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi Bahnen on Mount Rigi.
- October 8 » The Great Chicago Fire and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire break out.
Day of marriage September 11, 1897
- The temperature on September 11, 1897 was about 13.4 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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 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 1897: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 28 » Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force.
- April 30 » J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announces his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London.
- July 11 » Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. He later crashes and dies.
- August 10 » German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
- December 9 » Activist Marguerite Durand founds the feminist daily newspaper La Fronde in Paris.
- December 30 » The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.
Day of death August 16, 1942
- The temperature on August 16, 1942 was between 15.7 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 17.5 °C. There was 12.7 mm of rain during 6.5 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
- February 11 » World War II: Second day of the Battle of Bukit Timah is fought in Singapore.
- February 14 » Battle of Pasir Panjang contributes to the fall of Singapore.
- June 12 » Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday.
- July 1 » The Australian Federal Government becomes the sole collector of income tax in Australia as State Income Tax is abolished.
- September 5 » World War II: Japanese high command orders withdrawal at Milne Bay, the first major Japanese defeat in land warfare during the Pacific War.
- October 1 » World War II: USSGrouper torpedoes Lisbon Maru, not knowing that she is carrying British prisoners of war from Hong Kong.
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- 1879 » Frances Alda, New Zealand-Australian soprano († 1952)
- 1882 » Sándor Festetics, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of War († 1956)
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- 1938 » Robert Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1911)
- 1945 » Takijirō Ōnishi, Japanese admiral (b. 1891)
- 1948 » Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach (b. 1895)
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Jac de Crom, "Family tree de Crom", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-de-crom/I538942.php : accessed June 18, 2024), "Johannes Roks (1871-1942)".
Jac de Crom, "Family tree de Crom", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-de-crom/I538942.php : accessed June 18, 2024), "Johannes Roks (1871-1942)".