Family tree Ham » Gerritjen "Geertjen" Buitenhuis (1861-1924)
Personal data Gerritjen "Geertjen" Buitenhuis
- Nickname is Geertjen.
- She was born on January 19, 1861 in Apeldoorn.
- Profession: in the year 1888 Landbouwster.
- She died on November 2, 1924 in Apeldoorn, she was 63 years old.
- A child of Hendrik Buitenhuis and Hendrika van Essen
- This information was last updated on June 7, 2015.
Household of Gerritjen "Geertjen" Buitenhuis
(1) She is married to Jan Prijs.
They got married on July 3, 1880 at Apeldoorn, she was 19 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Hendrika Prijs 1882-1882
- Hendrika Prijs 1884-1934
- Hendrik Prijs 1885-1887
- Jannetje Prijs 1888-1888
(2) She is married to Peter Herkert.
They got married on May 25, 1889 at Apeldoorn, she was 28 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday January 19, 1861
- The temperature on January 19, 1861 was about -0.2 °C. The air pressure was 2.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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.
- February 1 » American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States.
- March 30 » Discovery of the chemical elements: Sir William Crookes announces his discovery of thallium.
- April 15 » President Abraham Lincoln calls for 75,000 Volunteers to quell the insurrection that soon became the American Civil War.
- July 26 » American Civil War: George B. McClellan assumes command of the Army of the Potomac following a disastrous Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run.
- November 7 » American Civil War: Battle of Belmont: In Belmont, Missouri, Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant overrun a Confederate camp but are forced to retreat when Confederate reinforcements arrive.
- December 9 » American Civil War: The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War is established by the U.S. Congress.
Day of marriage May 25, 1889
- The temperature on May 25, 1889 was about 17.1 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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.
- April 1 » The University of Northern Colorado was established, as the Colorado State Normal School.
- April 22 » At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
- May 2 » Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
- May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
- 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.
- July 11 » Tijuana, Mexico, is founded.
Day of death November 2, 1924
- The temperature on November 2, 1924 was between 11.5 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong 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 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 year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
- February 14 » The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company changes its name to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).
- March 3 » The Free State of Fiume is annexed by the Kingdom of Italy.
- April 15 » Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas.
- June 26 » The American occupation of the Dominican Republic ends after eight years.
- August 4 » Diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Soviet Union are established.
- November 4 » Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female elected as governor in the United States.
Same birth/death day
- 1848 » Arturo Graf, Italian poet, of German ancestry († 1913).
- 1851 » Jacobus Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer and academic († 1922)
- 1852 » Thomas Price, Welsh-Australian politician, 24th Premier of South Australia († 1909)
- 1863 » Werner Sombart, German economist and sociologist († 1941)
- 1866 » Harry Davenport, American stage and film actor († 1949)
- 1871 » Dame Gruev, Bulgarian educator and activist, co-founded the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization († 1906)
- 1905 » Albert von Kölliker, Swiss anatomist and physiologist (b. 1817)
- 1911 » Kyrle Bellew, English actor (b. 1850)
- 1930 » Viggo Jensen, Danish weightlifter, target shooter, and gymnast (b. 1874)
- 1935 » Jock Cameron, South African cricketer (b. 1905)
- 1944 » Thomas Midgley, Jr., American chemist and engineer (b. 1889)
- 1945 » Hélène de Pourtalès, Swiss sailor (b. 1868)
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