Family tree Kaper » Kornelius Tonkens (1871-1940)
Personal data Kornelius Tonkens
- He was born on October 25, 1871 in Stootshorn, Groningen, Nederland.
- Occupations:
- on May 12, 1894 arbeider.
- on August 29, 1894 arbeider.
- on November 20, 1896 binnenschipper.
- on January 10, 1900 Schipper.
- on May 12, 1902 Schipper.
- on March 28, 1904 Schipper.
- on May 4, 1923 Landbouwer.
- on April 25, 1924 Landbouwer.
- on May 10, 1929 Landbouwer.
- on March 11, 1932 Landbouwer.
- on May 19, 1936 Landbouwer.
- on November 15, 1937 Landbouwer.
- on February 19, 1940 Landbouwer.
- He died on February 19, 1940 in Odoornerveen, Drenthe, Nederland, he was 68 years old.
- A child of Abel Tonkens and Jantje Heiting
- This information was last updated on March 31, 2023.
Household of Kornelius Tonkens
He is married to Stientje Uuldriks.
They got married on May 12, 1894 at Noordbroek, Groningen, Nederland, he was 22 years old. They were 22 years old and 19 years old, respectively.
Child(ren):
- Abel Tonkens 1894-1956
- Aaltje Tonkens 1896-????
- Jan Tonkens 1904-
Timeline Kornelius Tonkens
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Historical events
Birthday October 25, 1871
- The temperature on October 25, 1871 was about 4.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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 Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 3 » In the Battle of Bapaume, an engagement in the Franco-Prussian War, General Louis Faidherbe's forces bring about a Prussian retreat.
- February 17 » The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
- March 21 » Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone.
- March 26 » The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.
- July 30 » The Staten Island Ferry Westfield's boiler explodes, killing over 85 people.
- October 8 » The Great Chicago Fire and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire break out.
Day of marriage May 12, 1894
- The temperature on May 12, 1894 was about 11.3 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1894: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- March 16 » Jules Massenet's opera Thaïs is first performed.
- May 11 » Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike.
- July 4 » The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole.
- August 1 » The First Sino-Japanese War erupts between Japan and China over Korea.
- September 15 » First Sino-Japanese War: Japan defeats Qing dynasty China in the Battle of Pyongyang.
- December 22 » The Dreyfus affair begins in France, when Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted of treason.
Day of death February 19, 1940
- The temperature on February 19, 1940 was between -3.7 °C and 1.6 °C and averaged -1.4 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 4.9 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
- March 18 » World War II: Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass in the Alps and agree to form an alliance against France and the United Kingdom.
- April 14 » World War II: Royal Marines land in Namsos, Norway in preparation for a larger force to arrive two days later.
- May 5 » World War II: Norwegian Campaign: Norwegian squads in Hegra Fortress and Vinjesvingen capitulate to German forces after all other Norwegian forces in southern Norway had laid down their arms.
- September 9 » Treznea Massacre in Transylvania.
- November 2 » World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia–Kalamas between the Greeks and the Italians.
- November 11 » World War II: The German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis captures top secret British mail from the Automedon, and sends it to Japan.
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