Family tree Konjer » Jacob Kolk (1857-1920)
Personal data Jacob Kolk
- He was born in the year 1857 in Noordbroek (gr).
- He died on August 13, 1920 in tZandt, Groningen, Nederland, he was 63 years old.
- A child of Jan Klaassens Kolk and Jantje Jans Dallinga
- This information was last updated on July 24, 2023.
Household of Jacob Kolk
He is married to Grietje Woltjer.
They got married on August 27, 1881 at Appingedam (gr), he was 24 years old.
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Historical events
Day of marriage August 27, 1881
- The temperature on August 27, 1881 was about 16.0 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- April 28 » Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
- May 12 » In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate.
- July 2 » Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James A. Garfield (who will die of complications from his wounds on September 19).
- July 4 » In Alabama, the Tuskegee Institute opens.
- July 14 » Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Pat Garrett outside Fort Sumner.
- November 19 » A meteorite lands near the village of Grossliebenthal, southwest of Odessa, Ukraine.
Day of death August 13, 1920
- The temperature on August 13, 1920 was between 8.6 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
- January 16 » Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated was founded on the campus of Howard University.
- February 24 » Nancy Astor becomes the first woman to speak in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom following her election as a Member of Parliament (MP) three months earlier.
- May 5 » Authorities arrest Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for alleged robbery and murder.
- July 12 » The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed, by which Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania.
- August 15 » Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, so-called Miracle at the Vistula.
- December 11 » Irish War of Independence: In retaliation for a recent IRA ambush, British forces burn and loot numerous buildings in Cork city. Many civilians report being beaten, shot at, robbed and verbally abused by British forces.
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Klaas Konjer, "Family tree Konjer", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-konjer/I4407.php : accessed March 15, 2026), "Jacob Kolk (1857-1920)".