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Personal data Looij Looijen
- He was born on March 28, 1862 in Wageningen (GL).Source 1
- He died on February 23, 1918 in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, he was 55 years old.Source 2
Overlijdens 's-Gravenhage Periode: 1913-1922: 20-feb-1918 - 5-mrt-1918 Aktenummer: 711-890, Fiche 1625, afbeelding 15
- A child of Arnoldus Looijen and Elisabeth Breunissen
- This information was last updated on October 5, 2017.
Household of Looij Looijen
He is married to Gerritje Modderkolk.
They got married on May 31, 1889 at Wageningen (GL), he was 27 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Elisabeth Johanna Looijen 1891-1943
- Johanna Arnolda Looijen 1893-1939
- Arnolda Looijen 1895-1978
- Arnold Johan Looij Looijen 1897-1968
- Lodewijk Looijen 1905-1910
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Historical events
Birthday March 28, 1862
- The temperature on March 28, 1862 was about 16.6 °C. The air pressure was 2.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- 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 1862: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- February 5 » Moldavia and Wallachia formally unite to create the Romanian United Principalities.
- March 13 » The Act Prohibiting the Return of Slaves was passed by the United States Congress, effectively annulling the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and setting the stage for the Emancipation Proclamation.
- April 6 » American Civil War: The Battle of Shiloh begins: In Tennessee, forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant meet Confederate troops led by General Albert Sidney Johnston.
- September 5 » American Civil War: The Army of Northern Virginia crosses the Potomac River at White's Ford in the Maryland Campaign.
- September 19 » American Civil War: Union troops under William Rosecrans defeat a Confederate force commanded by Sterling Price.
- October 8 » American Civil War: The Confederate invasion of Kentucky is halted at the Battle of Perryville.
Day of marriage May 31, 1889
- The temperature on May 31, 1889 was about 15.8 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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.
- February 9 » US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
- June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
- August 4 » The Great Fire of Spokane, Washington destroys some 32 blocks of the city, prompting a mass rebuilding project.
- November 2 » North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.
- November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.
- November 14 » Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days.
Day of death February 23, 1918
- The temperature on February 23, 1918 was between 9.0 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- 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 1918: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
- April 24 » World War I: First tank-to-tank combat, during the second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux. Three British Mark IVs meet three German A7Vs.
- September 15 » World War I: Allied troops break through the Bulgarian defenses on the Macedonian front.
- October 1 » Sayid Abdullah becomes the last Khan of Khiva.
- October 12 » A massive forest fire kills 453 people in Minnesota.
- November 1 » Western Ukraine separates from Austria-Hungary.
- December 4 » U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sails for the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first US president to travel to Europe while in office.
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