Family tree Loof en Treiture » Willem Loof (1865-1929)
Personal data Willem Loof
- He was born on February 18, 1865 in Terneuzen.
- Occupations:
- Landbouwer.
- Voerman.
- He died on February 15, 1929 in Terneuzen, he was 63 years old.
- A child of Mattheus Loof and Lideweij Scheele
- This information was last updated on December 9, 2010.
Household of Willem Loof
He is married to Francina Meeusen (Meeuwsen).
They got married on May 30, 1889 at Terneuzen, he was 24 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Johanna Loof 1893-< 1894
- Pieter Loof 1897-1971
- Cornelis Loof 1898-????
- Elisabeth Loof 1900-1946
- Leuntje Loof 1902-
- Janna Loof 1904-1935
- Francina Loof 1908-
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Relationship Willem Loof
- Willem Loof is the 5th great grandson of Jacob Loof (Looff) (Loofs) (Looft):
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Historical events
Birthday February 18, 1865
- The temperature on February 18, 1865 was about 4.0 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. 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 year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 2 » Uruguayan War: The Siege of Paysandú ends as the Brazilians and Coloradans capture Paysandú, Uruguay.
- February 17 » American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina, is burned as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces.
- February 20 » End of the Uruguayan War, with a peace agreement between President Tomás Villalba and rebel leader Venancio Flores, setting the scene for the destructive War of the Triple Alliance.
- April 10 » American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time.
- April 12 » American Civil War: Mobile, Alabama, falls to the Union Army.
- November 11 » Treaty of Sinchula is signed whereby Bhutan cedes the areas east of the Teesta River to the British East India Company.
Day of marriage May 30, 1889
- The temperature on May 30, 1889 was about 15.2 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
- May 2 » Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
- May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
- June 3 » The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
- June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
- October 24 » Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration, effectively starting the federation process in Australia.
Day of death February 15, 1929
- The temperature on February 15, 1929 was between -16.0 °C and -7.2 °C and averaged -11.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1929: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
- February 26 » President Calvin Coolidge signs an executive order establishing the 96,000 acre Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
- June 7 » The Lateran Treaty is ratified, bringing Vatican City into existence.
- June 8 » Margaret Bondfield is appointed Minister of Labour. She is the first woman appointed to the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.
- August 16 » The 1929 Palestine riots break out in Mandatory Palestine between Palestinian Arabs and Jews and continue until the end of the month. In total, 133 Jews and 116 Arabs are killed.
- December 24 » A four alarm fire breaks out in the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C.
- December 27 » Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin orders the "liquidation of the kulaks as a class".
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R. Loof, "Family tree Loof en Treiture", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-loof/I16.php : accessed February 7, 2026), "Willem Loof (1865-1929)".