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Personal data Willem Looijen 


Household of Willem Looijen

He is married to Wilhelmina Johanna Drost.

They got married on January 7, 1903 at Rhenen (UT), he was 35 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Huibertje Looijen  1903-1956
  2. Cornelia Looijen  1905-1981
  3. Gerritje Looijen  1907-2002
  5. Peter Looijen  1911-1979 
  7. Willem Looijen  1917-1918
  8. Willem Looijen  1919-1993 
  9. Gerrit Jan Looijen  1922-2000

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    Sources

    1. Geb. akte 13 dd 28-1-1867 (Family Search Rhenen Geboorten 1863-1882 Image 85)
    2. Online begraafplaatsen Algemene Begraafplaats Rijksstraatweg 3921 SC Elst Graf id-nummer:96533
    3. Huwelijks akte 1 dd 7-1-1903 (Family Search Rhenen Huwelijken 1883-1912 Image 261)

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    Birthday January 26, 1867

    • The temperature on January 26, 1867 was about 2.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
    • In the year 1867: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • March 1 » Nebraska becomes the 37th U.S. state; Lancaster, Nebraska is renamed Lincoln and becomes the state capital.
      • March 29 » Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which establishes Canada on July 1.
      • April 1 » Singapore becomes a British crown colony.
      • October 18 » United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day.
      • November 3 » Giuseppe Garibaldi and his followers are defeated in the Battle of Mentana and fail to end the Pope's Temporal power in Rome (it would be achieved three years later).
      • December 13 » A Fenian bomb explodes in Clerkenwell, London, killing six.

    Day of marriage January 7, 1903

    • The temperature on January 7, 1903 was between 7.6 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
      • February 14 » The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor).
      • July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
      • July 19 » Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France.
      • July 23 » The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
      • September 27 » The Wreck of the Old 97, an American rail disaster that became the subject of a popular ballad.
      • October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.

    Day of death November 9, 1951

    • The temperature on November 9, 1951 was between 7.2 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (35%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1951: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
      • January 27 » Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site begins with Operation Ranger.
      • April 22 » Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army begin assaulting positions defended by the Royal Australian Regiment and the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry at the Battle of Kapyong.
      • April 25 » Korean War: Assaulting Chinese forces are forced to withdraw after heavy fighting with UN forces, primarily made up of Australian and Canadian troops, at the Battle of Kapyong.
      • May 14 » Trains run on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers.
      • November 2 » Six thousand British troops arrive in Suez after the Egyptian government abrogates the Anglo-Egyptian treaty of 1936.
      • December 25 » A bomb explodes at the home of Harry T. Moore and Harriette V. S. Moore, early leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, killing Harry instantly and fatally wounding Harriette.
    

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