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Personal data Jan Kuiper
- He was born on May 9, 1878 in Kloosterveen (smilde).
- Profession: starting 1918 Stoker watermachine.Source 1
- He died on April 12, 1933 in Velsen, he was 54 years old.
- A child of Jannes Kuiper and Swaantje Los
- This information was last updated on February 17, 2010.
Household of Jan Kuiper
(1) He is married to Rika Pots.
They got married on September 24, 1902 at Assen, he was 24 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Jannes Kuiper 1903-1904
- Janna Kuiper 1908-2000
- Hendrik Kuiper ± 1913-1942
- Jan Kuiper 1915-1979
(2) He is married to Johanna Lauwereijs.
They got married on August 1, 1918 at Assen, he was 40 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Johanna Barbara Kuiper ± 1921-1921
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Historical events
Birthday May 9, 1878
- The temperature on May 9, 1878 was about 15.2 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 52%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 4 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Sofia is liberated from Ottoman rule and designated the capital of Liberated Bulgaria.
- January 16 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Battle of Philippopolis: Captain Aleksandr Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.
- February 19 » Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.
- March 24 » The British frigate HMSEurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
- June 4 » Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
- October 22 » The Bramall Lane stadium sees the first rugby match played under floodlights.
Day of marriage August 1, 1918
- The temperature on August 1, 1918 was between 5.8 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 13.9 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 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 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 1918: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
- February 5 » SSTuscania is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland; it is the first ship carrying American troops to Europe to be torpedoed and sunk.
- February 5 » Stephen W. Thompson shoots down a German airplane; this is the first aerial victory by the U.S. military.
- August 8 » World War I: The Battle of Amiens begins a string of almost continuous Allied victories with a push through the German front lines (Hundred Days Offensive).
- August 16 » The Battle of Lake Baikal was fought between the Czechoslovak Legion and the Red Army.
- October 28 » First World War: A new Polish government in western Galicia is established, triggering the Polish–Ukrainian War.
- November 9 » Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany abdicates after the German Revolution, and Germany is proclaimed a Republic.
Day of death April 12, 1933
- The temperature on April 12, 1933 was between 7.0 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
- February 15 » In Miami, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate US President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shoots Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who dies of his wounds on March 6, 1933.
- February 27 » Reichstag fire: Germany's parliament building in Berlin, the Reichstag, is set on fire; Marinus van der Lubbe, a young Dutch Communist claims responsibility.
- March 13 » Banks in the U.S. begin to re-open after the three-day national "bank holiday" mandated by the Franklin D. Roosevelt's Emergency Banking Act.
- April 1 » English cricketer Wally Hammond set a record for the highest individual Test innings of 336 not out, during a Test match against New Zealand.
- October 17 » Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany and moves to the United States.
- December 15 » The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution officially becomes effective, repealing the Eighteenth Amendment that prohibited the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol.
Same birth/death day
- 1873 » Anton Cermak, Czech-American captain and politician, 44th Mayor of Chicago († 1933)
- 1874 » Howard Carter, English archaeologist and historian († 1939)
- 1882 » George Barker, American painter († 1965)
- 1882 » Henry J. Kaiser, American shipbuilder and businessman, founded Kaiser Shipyards († 1967)
- 1883 » José Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, author, and critic († 1955)
- 1884 » Valdemar Psilander, Danish actor († 1917)
- 1933 » Adelbert Ames, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Mississippi (b. 1835)
- 1937 » Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Turkish playwright and poet (b. 1852)
- 1938 » Feodor Chaliapin, Russian opera singer (b. 1873)
- 1943 » Viktor Puskar, Estonian colonel (b. 1889)
- 1945 » Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and politician, 32nd President of the United States (b. 1882)
- 1953 » Lionel Logue, Australian actor and therapist (b. 1880)
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