Family tree Looije(n) » Wouter Looijen (1871-1955)
Personal data Wouter Looijen
- He was born on March 11, 1871 in Wageningen (GL).Source 1
- He died on December 4, 1955 in Wageningen (GL), he was 84 years old.Source 2
- A child of Cornelis Looijen and Jantje Klaassen
- This information was last updated on September 13, 2017.
Household of Wouter Looijen
He is married to Hendrikje Jacobs.
They got married on November 6, 1900 at Wageningen (GL), he was 29 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Cornelis Looijen 1901-1994
- Luitje Looijen 1902-1903
- Jantje Looijen 1908-1998
- Gijsberta Looijen 1910-1997
- Wouter Looijen 1920-1976
- Gijsbert Looijen 1922-2008
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Birthday March 11, 1871
- The temperature on March 11, 1871 was about 9.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. 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)
- From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 28 » Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice.
- February 17 » The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
- March 26 » The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.
- May 21 » French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested.
- June 16 » The Universities Tests Act 1871 allows students to enter the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religious tests (except for those intending to study theology).
- October 10 » Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8–10.
Day of marriage November 6, 1900
- The temperature on November 6, 1900 was about 10.9 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 6 » Second Boer War: Having already besieged the fortress at Ladysmith, Boer forces attack it, but are driven back by British defenders.
- March 7 » The German liner SSKaiser Wilhelm der Grosse becomes the first ship to send wireless signals to shore.
- April 30 » Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor.
- June 5 » Second Boer War: British soldiers take Pretoria.
- June 17 » Boxer Rebellion: Western Allied and Japanese forces capture the Taku Forts in Tianjin, China.
- July 9 » The Federation of Australia is given royal assent.
Day of death December 4, 1955
- The temperature on December 4, 1955 was between 2.5 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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)
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
- February 18 » Operation Teapot: Teapot test shot "Wasp" is successfully detonated at the Nevada Test Site with a yield of 1.2 kilotons. Wasp is the first of fourteen shots in the Teapot series.
- July 9 » The Russell–Einstein Manifesto calls for a reduction of the risk of nuclear warfare.
- July 27 » The Austrian State Treaty restores Austrian sovereignty.
- September 6 » Istanbul's Greek, Jewish, and Armenian minorities are the target of a government-sponsored pogrom; dozens are killed in ensuing riots.
- December 5 » The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge and form the AFL–CIO.
- December 8 » The Flag of Europe is adopted by Council of Europe.
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