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Personal data Willem Beekman 


Household of Willem Beekman

He is married to Nelletje Leeuwenkamp.

They got married on March 23, 1889 at Apeldoorn, he was 27 years old.


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  2. Lammerdina Beekman  1893-????

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Birthday August 29, 1861

  • The temperature on August 29, 1861 was about 21.9 °C. The air pressure was 7.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. 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 February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
  • In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 11 » American Civil War: Alabama secedes from the United States.
    • February 1 » American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States.
    • February 18 » With Italian unification almost complete, Victor Emmanuel II of Piedmont, Savoy and Sardinia assumes the title of King of Italy.
    • February 23 » President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrives secretly in Washington, D.C., after the thwarting of an alleged assassination plot in Baltimore, Maryland.
    • June 17 » American Civil War: Battle of Vienna, Virginia.
    • October 1 » Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management is published, going on to sell 60,000 copies in its first year and remaining in print until the present day

Day of marriage March 23, 1889

  • The temperature on March 23, 1889 was about 11.0 °C. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 66%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 9 » US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
    • February 11 » Meiji Constitution of Japan is adopted.
    • April 1 » The University of Northern Colorado was established, as the Colorado State Normal School.
    • June 3 » The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
    • June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
    • September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.

Day of death September 27, 1936

  • The temperature on September 27, 1936 was between 3.8 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain during 5.0 hours. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
    • January 15 » The first building to be completely covered in glass, built for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, is completed in Toledo, Ohio.
    • February 16 » The Popular Front wins the 1936 Spanish general election.
    • July 23 » In Catalonia, Spain, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia is founded through the merger of Socialist and Communist parties.
    • September 6 » Spanish Civil War: The Interprovincial Council of Asturias and León is established.
    • December 7 » Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton becomes the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings.
    • December 11 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India, becomes effective.


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