Family tree Looije(n) » Derk Looijen (1858-1929)
Personal data Derk Looijen
- He was born on March 8, 1858 in Ede (GL).Source 1
- He died on November 23, 1929 in Ede (GL), he was 71 years old.Source 2
- A child of Frans Looijen and Cornelia Jansen
- This information was last updated on August 12, 2017.
Household of Derk Looijen
He is married to Aaltje Methorst.
They got married on June 17, 1893 at Ede (GL), he was 35 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Cornelia Looijen 1893-1975
- Jenneke Looijen 1895-1980
- Frans Looijen 1897-1917
- Aalbert Looijen 1899-1917
- Willem Looijen 1906-1908
- Willempje Looijen 1909-1998
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Birthday March 8, 1858
- The temperature on March 8, 1858 was about 0.1 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. The air pressure was 22 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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).
- 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.
- From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
- In the year 1858: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- May 11 » Minnesota is admitted as the 32nd state of the United States.
- May 15 » Opening of the present Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.
- August 5 » Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts. It will operate for less than a month.
- August 7 » The first Australian rules football match is played between Melbourne Grammar and Scotch College.
- November 17 » Modified Julian Day zero.
- November 17 » The city of Denver, Colorado is founded.
Day of marriage June 17, 1893
- The temperature on June 17, 1893 was about 24.7 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 45%. 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 year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 13 » The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting.
- May 1 » The World's Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago.
- September 16 » Settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma.
- September 19 » In New Zealand, the Electoral Act of 1893 is consented to by the governor, giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote.
- October 28 » Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique receives its première performance only nine days before the composer's death.
- November 7 » Women's suffrage: Women in the U.S. state of Colorado are granted the right to vote, the second state to do so.
Day of death November 23, 1929
- The temperature on November 23, 1929 was between 7.1 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
- January 6 » Mother Teresa arrives by sea in Calcutta, India, to begin her work among India's poorest and sick people.
- April 8 » Indian independence movement: At the Delhi Central Assembly, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt throw handouts and bombs to court arrest.
- June 21 » An agreement brokered by U.S. Ambassador Dwight Whitney Morrow ends the Cristero War in Mexico.
- October 3 » The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is renamed to Yugoslavia by King Alexander I.
- November 29 » U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd leads the first expedition to fly over the South Pole.
- December 27 » Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin orders the "liquidation of the kulaks as a class".
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