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Personal data Gerardus de Rooij 


Household of Gerardus de Rooij

He is married to Johanna Braspenning.

They got married on July 5, 1900 at Hoeven, he was 33 years old.


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Birthday July 20, 1866

  • The temperature on July 20, 1866 was about 17.7 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 1866: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 16 » Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington becomes British Secretary of State for War.
    • April 8 » Italy and Prussia ally against the Austrian Empire.
    • May 5 » Memorial Day first celebrated in United States at Waterloo, New York.
    • July 24 » Reconstruction: Tennessee becomes the first U.S. state to be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War.
    • September 22 » The Battle of Curupayty is Paraguay's only significant victory in the Paraguayan War.
    • October 19 » In accordance with the Treaty of Vienna, Austria cedes Veneto and Mantua to France, which immediately awards them to Italy in exchange for the earlier Italian acquiescence to the French annexation of Savoy and Nice.

Day of marriage July 5, 1900

  • The temperature on July 5, 1900 was about 16.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. 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.
    • February 27 » Fußball-Club Bayern München is founded.
    • March 18 » AFC Ajax Amsterdam, The Netherlands's biggest and most successful football club, was founded.
    • April 14 » The Exposition Universelle begins.
    • June 5 » Second Boer War: British soldiers take Pretoria.
    • July 19 » The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation.
    • October 9 » The Cook Islands become a territory of the United Kingdom.

Day of death December 10, 1936

  • The temperature on December 10, 1936 was between -4.0 °C and 0.4 °C and averaged -1.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
    • March 7 » Prelude to World War II: In violation of the Locarno Pact and the Treaty of Versailles, Germany reoccupies the Rhineland.
    • March 16 » Warmer-than-normal temperatures rapidly melt snow and ice on the upper Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, leading to a major flood in Pittsburgh.
    • May 28 » Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication.
    • July 11 » The Triborough Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic.
    • November 23 » Life magazine is reborn as a photo magazine and enjoys instant success.
    • December 11 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India, becomes effective.


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