Family tree Koster Twijslerheide e.o. » Harmen Douwes Kootstra (1856-1940)

Personal data Harmen Douwes Kootstra 


Household of Harmen Douwes Kootstra

He is married to Trijntje van Slooten.

They got married on May 21, 1881 at Westdongeradeel, he was 25 years old.Source 1


Child(ren):

  1. Pietje Kootstra  1882-1948

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    Historical events

    Birthday March 12, 1856

    • The temperature on March 12, 1856 was about -1.4 °C. The air pressure was 2.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1856: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
      • January 29 » Queen Victoria issues a Warrant under the Royal sign-manual that establishes the Victoria Cross to recognise acts of valour by British military personnel during the Crimean War.
      • April 21 » Australian labour movement: Stonemasons and building workers on building sites around Melbourne march from the University of Melbourne to Parliament House to achieve an eight-hour day.
      • May 1 » The Province of Isabela was created in the Philippines in honor of Queen Isabela II.
      • May 22 » Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina severely beats Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts with a cane in the hall of the United States Senate for a speech Sumner had made regarding Southerners and slavery.
      • May 24 » John Brown and his men kill five slavery supporters at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas.
      • September 2 » The Tianjing incident takes place in Nanjing, China.

    Day of marriage May 21, 1881

    • The temperature on May 21, 1881 was about 15.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. 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 10 » Carol I is crowned the King of the Romanian Kingdom.
      • June 14 » The White Rajahs territories become the British protectorate of Sarawak.
      • June 28 » The Austro–Serbian Alliance of 1881 is secretly signed.
      • July 1 » General Order 70, the culmination of the Cardwell and Childers reforms of the British Army, comes into effect.
      • July 14 » Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Pat Garrett outside Fort Sumner.

    Day of death February 2, 1940

    • The temperature on February 2, 1940 was between -9.4 °C and -7.7 °C and averaged -8.8 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-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 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 12 » Winter War: Finland signs the Moscow Peace Treaty with the Soviet Union, ceding almost all of Finnish Karelia.
      • March 23 » The Lahore Resolution (Qarardad-e-Pakistan or Qarardad-e-Lahore) is put forward at the Annual General Convention of the All-India Muslim League.
      • May 25 » World War II: The German 2nd Panzer Division captures the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer; the surrender of the last French and British troops marks the end of the Battle of Boulogne.
      • July 3 » World War II: The Royal Navy attacks the French naval squadron in Algeria, to ensure that it will not fall under German control. Of the four French battleships present, one is sunk, two are damaged, and one escapes back to France.
      • September 7 » Romania returns Southern Dobruja to Bulgaria under the Treaty of Craiova.
      • December 22 » World War II: Himara is captured by the Greek army.
    

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