Family tree Looije(n) » Simon Looije (1862-1921)
Personal data Simon Looije
- He was born on November 13, 1862 in Nieuwerkerk a/d/ IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland.Source 1
- He died on March 30, 1921 in Rotterdam (ZH), he was 58 years old.Source 2
- A child of Arnoldus Looije and Maria Meiburg
- This information was last updated on October 24, 2017.
Household of Simon Looije
He is married to Aagje Rook.
They got married on October 3, 1884 at Nieuwerkerk aan de IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, he was 21 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Arnoldus Looije 1885-1890
- Maria Fransina Looije 1887-1982
- Arie Looije 1888-1889
- Barbara Looije 1890-1960
- Arnoldus Looije 1891-1892
- Jannigje Anna Looije 1892-1978
- Arnoldus Looije 1894-1975
- Aagje Looije 1899-1900
- Aagje Looije 1904-1957
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Historical events
Birthday November 13, 1862
- The temperature on November 13, 1862 was about 10.0 °C. The air pressure was 1.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 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)
- 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 21 » American Civil War: Battle of Valverde is fought near Fort Craig in New Mexico Territory.
- April 16 » American Civil War: The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia, becomes law.
- June 4 » American Civil War: Confederate troops evacuate Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, leaving the way clear for Union troops to take Memphis, Tennessee.
- September 14 » American Civil War: The Battle of South Mountain, part of the Maryland Campaign, is fought.
- September 17 » American Civil War: George B. McClellan halts the northward drive of Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army in the single-day Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day in American military history.
- November 9 » American Civil War: Union General Ambrose Burnside assumes command of the Army of the Potomac, after George B. McClellan is removed.
Day of marriage October 3, 1884
- The temperature on October 3, 1884 was about 13.5 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. 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 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1884: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 19 » More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.
- March 27 » A mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, attacks members of a jury which had returned a verdict of manslaughter in what was seen as a clear case of murder; over the next few days the mob would riot and eventually destroy the courthouse.
- May 1 » The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions demands the eight-hour work day in the United States.
- June 16 » The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park.
- July 5 » Germany takes possession of Cameroon.
- October 22 » The International Meridian Conference designates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the world's prime meridian.
Day of death March 30, 1921
- The temperature on March 30, 1921 was between 2.1 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 1921: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
- February 27 » The International Working Union of Socialist Parties is founded in Vienna.
- March 1 » Following mass protests in Petrograd demanding greater freedom in the RSFSR, the Kronstadt rebellion began, with sailors and citizens taking up arms against the Bolsheviks.
- March 21 » The New Economic Policy is implemented by the Bolshevik Party in response to the economic failure as a result of war communism.
- May 8 » The creation of the Communist Party of Romania.
- May 19 » The United States Congress passes the Emergency Quota Act establishing national quotas on immigration.
- October 19 » The Portuguese Prime Minister and several officials are murdered in the Bloody Night coup.
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