Family tree Jacobs » Geert van Rossum (1871-1958)
Personal data Geert van Rossum
- He was born on August 30, 1871 in Asen.
- Profession: Bakkersknecht.
- He died on January 27, 1958 in Odoorn, he was 86 years old.
- A child of Hendrik van Rossum and Roelfien Vorenkamp
- This information was last updated on January 3, 2017.
Household of Geert van Rossum
(1) He is married to Janna Egberts.
They got married on April 25, 1901 at Vries, he was 29 years old.
(2) He is married to Grietien Dijks.
They got married on March 22, 1918 at Odoorn, he was 46 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday August 30, 1871
- The temperature on August 30, 1871 was about 24.7 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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 18 » Wilhelm I of Germany is proclaimed Kaiser Wilhelm in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles (France) towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Wilhelm already had the title of German Emperor since the constitution of 1 January 1871, but he had hesitated to accept the title.
- March 21 » Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone.
- May 4 » The National Association, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
- July 29 » The Connecticut Valley Railroad opens between Old Saybrook, Connecticut and Hartford, Connecticut in the United States.
- October 8 » The Great Chicago Fire and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire break out.
- October 12 » The British in India enact the Criminal Tribes Act, naming many local communities "Criminal Tribes".
Day of marriage March 22, 1918
- The temperature on March 22, 1918 was between -0.4 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- 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 1918: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
- April 9 » World War I: The Battle of the Lys: The Portuguese Expeditionary Corps is crushed by the German forces during what is called the Spring Offensive on the Belgian region of Flanders.
- July 15 » World War I: The Second Battle of the Marne begins near the River Marne with a German attack.
- July 17 » Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his immediate family and retainers are executed by Bolshevik Chekists at the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
- August 2 » The first general strike in Canadian history takes place in Vancouver.
- September 29 » Germany's Supreme Army Command tells the Kaiser and the Chancellor to open negotiations for an armistice.
- November 21 » The Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 is passed, allowing women to stand for Parliament in the UK.
Day of death January 27, 1958
- The temperature on January 27, 1958 was between 2.6 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 4.0 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1958: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.1 million citizens.
- January 31 » Cold War: Space Race: The first successful American satellite detects the Van Allen radiation belt.
- March 3 » Nuri al-Said becomes Prime Minister of Iraq for the eighth time.
- May 27 » First flight of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II.
- May 30 » Memorial Day: The remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in action during World War II and the Korean War respectively, are buried at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
- June 16 » Imre Nagy, Pál Maléter and other leaders of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising are executed.
- August 3 » The world's first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, becomes the first vessel to complete a submerged transit of the geographical North Pole.
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- 1883 » Theo van Doesburg, Dutch artist († 1931)
- 1884 » Theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1971)
- 1885 » Tedda Courtney, Australian rugby league player and coach († 1957)
- 1951 » Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Finnish field marshal and politician, 6th President of Finland (b. 1867)
- 1956 » Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor and director (b. 1890)
- 1961 » Bernard Friedberg, Austrian scholar and author (b. 1876)
- 1963 » John Farrow, Australian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1904)
- 1965 » Abraham Walkowitz, American painter (b. 1878)
- 1967 » crew of Apollo 1
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