Family tree Jacobs » Jacob Prenger (1878-1962)
Personal data Jacob Prenger
- He was born on April 15, 1878 in Delfzijl.
- He died on March 5, 1962 in Delfzijl, he was 83 years old.
- A child of Jan Prenger and Jantje Kwant
Household of Jacob Prenger
He is married to Aike Pals.
They got married on May 29, 1902 at Scheemda, he was 24 years old.
Child(ren):
- Frouwke Prenger 1904-
- Weia Prenger 1905-1992
- Grietje Prenger 1907-
- Antje Prenger 1914-2004
Timeline Jacob Prenger
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Historical events
Birthday April 15, 1878
- The temperature on April 15, 1878 was about 19.1 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 53%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 4 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Sofia is liberated from Ottoman rule and designated the capital of Liberated Bulgaria.
- February 19 » Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.
- July 13 » Treaty of Berlin: The European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman Empire.
- November 17 » First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli blocked the aggressor, receiving an injury in a leg.
- December 18 » The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.
- December 31 » Karl Benz, working in Mannheim, Germany, filed for a patent on his first reliable two-stroke gas engine, and he was granted the patent in 1879.
Day of marriage May 29, 1902
- The temperature on May 29, 1902 was between 10.1 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (31%). 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 1902: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
- May 8 » In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
- May 17 » Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
- June 24 » King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.
- August 22 » Cadillac Motor Company is founded.
- August 22 » Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.
- October 24 » Guatemala's Santa María Volcano begins to erupt, becoming the third-largest eruption of the 20th century.
Day of death March 5, 1962
- The temperature on March 5, 1962 was between -1.3 and 1.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
- January 26 » Ranger 3 is launched to study the Moon. The space probe later misses the moon by 22,000 miles (35,400km).
- February 20 » Mercury program: While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the earth, making three orbits in four hours, 55 minutes.
- March 4 » A Caledonian Airways Douglas DC-7 crashes shortly after takeoff from Cameroon, killing 111 - the worst crash of a DC-7.
- March 29 » Arturo Frondizi, the president of Argentina, is overthrown in a military coup by Argentina's armed forces, ending an 11⁄2 day constitutional crisis.
- April 26 » NASA's Ranger 4 spacecraft crashes into the Moon.
- December 8 » Workers at four New York City newspapers (this later increases to nine) go on strike for 114 days.
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- 1878 » Robert Walser, Swiss author and playwright († 1956)
- 1879 » Melville Henry Cane, American lawyer and poet († 1980)
- 1963 » Cowboy Copas, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1913)
- 1963 » Hawkshaw Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1921)
- 1963 » Patsy Cline, American singer-songwriter (b. 1932)
- 1965 » Chen Cheng, Chinese general and politician, 27th Premier of the Republic of China (b. 1897)
- 1965 » Pepper Martin, American baseball player and manager (b. 1904)
- 1966 » Anna Akhmatova, Ukrainian-Russian poet, author, and translator (b. 1889)
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