Family tree Jan Werkman » Richard "Dirk" Kolk (1866-1928)

Personal data Richard "Dirk" Kolk 

  • Nickname is Dirk.
  • He was born on November 23, 1866 in Muskegon County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten.
  • He died on July 25, 1928, he was 61 years old.
  • He is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery Fremont, Newaygo County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten.
  • A child of Harm Kolk and Jantje Holstein
  • This information was last updated on July 1, 2021.

Household of Richard "Dirk" Kolk

He is married to Minnie de Kuiper.

They got married about 1891.


Child(ren):

  1. Herman Kolk  1892-1972 
  2. Arie Kolk  1895-1979 
  3. Jenny Walezinna Kolk  1899-1994 
  4. Wallace Kolk  1907-1995 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Richard Kolk

Garbrand Hindriks Kolk
1808-1857
Anje Harms Bonjernood
1815-????
Derk Eises Holstein
1806-1849
Knelske Doekes de Boer
1806-1867
Harm Kolk
1839-1914

Richard Kolk
1866-1928

± 1891

Minnie de Kuiper
± 1870-± 1936

Herman Kolk
1892-1972
Arie Kolk
1895-1979
Jenny Walezinna Kolk
1899-1994
Wallace Kolk
1907-1995

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Birthday November 23, 1866

  • The temperature on November 23, 1866 was about 6.3 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 16 » Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington becomes British Secretary of State for War.
    • May 22 » Oliver Winchester founded the Winchester Repeating Arms
    • July 28 » At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue (of Abraham Lincoln).
    • August 20 » President Andrew Johnson formally declares the American Civil War over.
    • August 23 » Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague.
    • December 12 » Oaks explosion: The worst mining disaster in England kills 361 miners and rescuers.

Day of death July 25, 1928

  • The temperature on July 25, 1928 was between 16.1 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 18.5 °C. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (28%). 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Boris Bazhanov defects through Iran. He is the only assistant of Joseph Stalin's secretariat to have defected from the Eastern Bloc.
    • January 7 » A disastrous flood of the River Thames kills 14 people and causes extensive damage to much of riverside London.
    • May 15 » Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy".
    • June 8 » Second Northern Expedition: The National Revolutionary Army captures Peking, whose name is changed to Beijing ("Northern Capital").
    • September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
    • October 10 » Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.


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