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Personal data Dirk Altena
- He was born on January 5, 1868 in Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- He died on February 28, 1932 in Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands, he was 64 years old.
- Death registration.Source 1
- A child of Dirk Altena and Heintje Doornkamp
- This information was last updated on September 15, 2023.
Household of Dirk Altena
(1) He is married to Neeltje van den Broek.
They got married on May 28, 1892 at Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands, he was 24 years old.Source 2
Child(ren):
- N.N. Altena 1892
- Mengs Altena 1898-1971
- Neeltje Altena 1903-1966
- Willem Altena 1905-1905
- Willem Altena 1906-
- Gerritje Altena 1909-1991
- Evert Altena 1911-
- Gerard Altena 1912-
- Hendrik Altena 1914-1957
- Margaretha Altena 1916-2010
(2) He is married to Aaltje Vlaanderen.
They got married on December 23, 1925 at Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands, he was 57 years old.Source 3
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Historical events
Birthday January 5, 1868
- The temperature on January 5, 1868 was about -1.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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).
- 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 year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 3 » Meiji Restoration in Japan: The Tokugawa shogunate is abolished; agents of Satsuma and Chōshū seize power.
- March 8 » Sakai incident: Japanese samurai kill 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai, Osaka.
- May 26 » The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson ends with his acquittal by one vote.
- July 28 » The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.
- August 13 » The 8.5–9.0 Mw Arica earthquake struck southern Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), causing 25,000+ deaths and a destructive basin wide tsunami that affected Hawaii and New Zealand.
- December 10 » The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.
Day of marriage December 23, 1925
- The temperature on December 23, 1925 was between -0.8 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
- February 21 » The New Yorker publishes its first issue.
- April 26 » Paul von Hindenburg defeats Wilhelm Marx in the second round of the German presidential election to become the first directly elected head of state of the Weimar Republic.
- May 15 » Al-Insaniyyah, the first Arabic communist newspaper, is founded.
- July 21 » Malcolm Campbell becomes the first man to exceed 150mph (241km/h) on land. At Pendine Sands in Wales, he drives Sunbeam 350HP built by Sunbeam at a two-way average speed of 150.33mph (242km/h).
- July 21 » Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching human evolution in class and fined $100.
- November 5 » Secret agent Sidney Reilly, the first "super-spy" of the 20th century, is executed by the OGPU, the secret police of the Soviet Union.
Day of death February 28, 1932
- The temperature on February 28, 1932 was between -6.8 °C and 1.7 °C and averaged -2.5 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
- June 4 » Marmaduke Grove and other Chilean military officers lead a coup d'état establishing the short-lived Socialist Republic of Chile.
- July 8 » The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22.
- July 9 » The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution.
- August 10 » A 5.1 kilograms (11lb) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.
- September 23 » The unification of Saudi Arabia is completed.
- November 3 » Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece.
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