Family tree Ham » Johannes Kiers (1870-1920)
Personal data Johannes Kiers
- He was born on August 10, 1870 in Dalerveen (Dalen).
- Profession: Landbouwer.
- He died on January 31, 1920 in Emmen, he was 49 years old.
- A child of Jans Kiers and Hillegien Renting
- This information was last updated on March 8, 2020.
Household of Johannes Kiers
He is married to Johanna Oost.
They got married on May 14, 1898 at Sleen, he was 27 years old.
Child(ren):
- Jans Kiers 1898-1924
- Harmannus Kiers 1900-1902
- Harmannus Kiers 1902-1949
- Hillechienus Kiers 1905-1977
- Hendrik Kiers 1908-1928
- Roelof Kiers 1910-1984
- Johannes Kiers 1913-2000
- Jan Kiers 1920-1984
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Historical events
Birthday August 10, 1870
- The temperature on August 10, 1870 was about 17.9 °C. There was 27 mm of rain. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 15 » A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly).
- February 9 » US president Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau.
- March 30 » Texas is readmitted to the United States Congress following Reconstruction.
- August 2 » Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.
- September 2 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan: Prussian forces take Napoleon III of France and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner.
- December 12 » Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.
Day of marriage May 14, 1898
- The temperature on May 14, 1898 was about 10.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1898: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- March 16 » In Melbourne the representatives of five colonies adopted a constitution, which would become the basis of the Commonwealth of Australia.
- April 25 » Spanish–American War: The United States declares war on Spain.
- June 17 » The United States Navy Hospital Corps is established.
- July 4 » En route from New York to Le Havre, the SS La Bourgogne collides with another ship and sinks off the coast of Sable Island, with the loss of 549 lives.
- July 25 » Spanish-American War: The American invasion of Spanish-held Puerto Rico begins, as United States Army troops under General Nelson A. Miles land and secure the port at Guánica.
- September 10 » Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.
Day of death January 31, 1920
- The temperature on January 31, 1920 was between 1.1 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 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.
- February 20 » An earthquake kills between 114 and 130 in Georgia and heavily damages the town of Gori.
- September 1 » The Fountain of Time opens as a tribute to the 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain following the Treaty of Ghent.
- September 17 » The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Association in Canton, Ohio.
- October 30 » The Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney.
- November 2 » In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the result of the 1920 United States presidential election.
- November 16 » Qantas, Australia's national airline, is founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited.
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J. Ham, "Family tree Ham", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-ham/I14879.php : accessed January 23, 2026), "Johannes Kiers (1870-1920)".