Family tree familie Eilders » Elizabeth van der Zwaag (1913-1993)

Personal data Elizabeth van der Zwaag 


Household of Elizabeth van der Zwaag

She is married to Gerrit William Kosters.

They got married on June 29, 1945 at Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, she was 32 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Elizabeth van der Zwaag

Hindrik van der Zwaag
1849-1922
Klara Ravestein
1857-1948
Jacob Mantel
1862-1946
Elizabeth Groot
1865-1944

Elizabeth van der Zwaag
1913-1993

1945

Gerrit William Kosters
1910-1986


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Historical events

Birthday April 24, 1913

  • The temperature on April 24, 1913 was between 2.6 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 11.8 hours of sunshine (82%). 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)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
    • March 3 » Thousands of women march in the Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C.
    • May 3 » Raja Harishchandra, the first full-length Indian feature film, is released, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry.
    • May 29 » Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a riot.
    • June 1 » The Greek–Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War.
    • July 4 » President Woodrow Wilson addresses American Civil War veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913.
    • December 1 » The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America, begins operation.

Day of marriage June 29, 1945

  • The temperature on June 29, 1945 was between 11.0 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • 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 year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
    • February 14 » President Franklin D. Roosevelt meets King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia aboard the USSQuincy, officially beginning U.S.-Saudi diplomatic relations.
    • March 22 » The Arab League is founded when a charter is adopted in Cairo, Egypt.
    • April 9 » World War II: The German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer is sunk by the Royal Air Force.
    • August 2 » World War II: End of the Potsdam Conference.
    • August 9 » The Red Army invades Japanese-occupied Manchuria.
    • November 16 » UNESCO is founded.

Day of death September 21, 1993

  • The temperature on September 21, 1993 was between 9.7 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (32%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1993: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.2 million citizens.
    • January 19 » Czech Republic and Slovakia join the United Nations.
    • April 23 » Sri Lankan politician Lalith Athulathmudali is assassinated while addressing a gathering, approximately four weeks ahead of the Provincial Council elections for the Western Province.
    • April 27 » Most of the Zambia national football team lose their lives in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon en route to Dakar, Senegal to play a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Senegal.
    • July 25 » Israel launches a massive attack against Lebanon in what the Israelis call Operation Accountability, and the Lebanese call the Seven-Day War.
    • August 10 » Two earthquakes affect New Zealand. A 7.0 Mw  shock (intensity VI (Strong)) in the South Island was followed nine hours later by a 6.4 Mw  event (intensity VII (Very strong)) in the North Island.
    • November 18 » In the United States, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is approved by the House of Representatives.


Same birth/death day

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  • 1914 » Phil Watson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach († 1991)
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