Family tree Keesman » Jan Kaper (1896-1949)
Personal data Jan Kaper
- He was born on April 8, 1896 in Kolhorn.Source 1
Tijdstip: 03:30:00
- Occupations:
- until February 17, 1949 Expediteur.Source 2
- on February 19, 1925 Schipper.Source 3
- He died on February 17, 1949 in Alkmaar, he was 52 years old.Source 2
Jan en Anna Grietje zijn samen begraven op de Begraafplaats aan de Waardpolderhoofdweg 42 in Kolhorn.
Tijdstip: 17:00:00
- He is buried in Kolhorn.Source 4
- A child of Klaas Kaper and Trijntje Wagemaker
Household of Jan Kaper
He is married to Anna Grietje Kossen.
They got married on February 19, 1925 at Barsingerhorn, he was 28 years old.Source 5
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Historical events
Birthday April 8, 1896
- The temperature on April 8, 1896 was about 10.2 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- April 6 » In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
- May 26 » Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
- December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
- December 14 » The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.
- December 17 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Schenley Park Casino, which was the first multi-purpose arena with the technology to create an artificial ice surface in North America, is destroyed in a fire.
Day of marriage February 19, 1925
- The temperature on February 19, 1925 was between -1.0 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
- April 26 » Paul von Hindenburg defeats Wilhelm Marx in the second round of the German presidential election to become the first directly elected head of state of the Weimar Republic.
- May 30 » May Thirtieth Movement: Shanghai Municipal Police Force shoot and kill 13 protesting workers.
- July 10 » Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins of John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.
- August 9 » A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India.
- September 8 » Rif War: Spanish forces including troops from the Foreign Legion under Colonel Francisco Franco landing at Al Hoceima, Morocco.
- November 28 » The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee, as the WSM Barn Dance.
Day of death February 17, 1949
- The temperature on February 17, 1949 was between -0.1 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
- In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
- February 14 » The Knesset (parliament of Israel) convenes for the first time.
- February 17 » Chaim Weizmann begins his term as the first President of Israel.
- April 1 » The Government of Canada repeals Japanese-Canadian internment after seven years.
- April 4 » Cold War: Twelve nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
- June 8 » Helen Keller, Dorothy Parker, Danny Kaye, Fredric March, John Garfield, Paul Muni and Edward G. Robinson are named in an FBI report as Communist Party members.
- November 7 » The first oil was taken in Oil Rocks (Neft Daşları), oldest offshore oil platform.
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- 1961 » Lütfi Kırdar, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (b. 1887)
- 1961 » Nita Naldi, American actress (b. 1894)
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Peter Keesman, "Family tree Keesman", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-keesman/I5901.php : accessed February 23, 2026), "Jan Kaper (1896-1949)".