Family tree Van Dijk » Jan Koster (1881-1974)
Personal data Jan Koster
- He was born on November 18, 1881 in Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland.
- He died on April 23, 1974 in Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland, he was 92 years old.
- A child of Lambert Koster and Hendrika Rietberg
- This information was last updated on July 19, 2012.
Household of Jan Koster
He is married to Margje van Enk.
They got married on August 15, 1907 at Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland, he was 25 years old.
Child(ren):
- Johanna Berendina Koster 1905-1990
- Lambert Koster 1908-
- Rika Koster 1911-1911
- Jan Koster 1913-1982
- Marinus Koster 1914-1944
- Gerrit Koster 1917-1918
- Gerrit Koster 1921-1941
- Bertus Koster 1921-1922
- Nn Koster 1925
- Nn Koster 1925
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Birthday November 18, 1881
- The temperature on November 18, 1881 was about 7.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 66%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 16 » The Canadian Pacific Railway is incorporated by Act of Parliament at Ottawa (44th Vic., c.1).
- February 27 » First Boer War: The Battle of Majuba Hill takes place.
- May 12 » In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate.
- July 2 » Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James A. Garfield (who will die of complications from his wounds on September 19).
- July 14 » Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Pat Garrett outside Fort Sumner.
- September 20 » U.S. President Chester A. Arthur is sworn in, the morning after becoming President upon James A. Garfield's death.
Day of marriage August 15, 1907
- The temperature on August 15, 1907 was between 12.0 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
- January 29 » Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator.
- May 23 » The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session.
- June 14 » The National Association for Women's Suffrage succeeds in getting Norwegian women the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
- November 16 » Cunard Line's RMSMauretania, sister ship of RMSLusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
- December 8 » King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
- December 10 » The worst night of the Brown Dog riots in London, when 1,000 medical students clash with 400 police officers over the existence of a memorial for animals that have been vivisected.
Day of death April 23, 1974
- The temperature on April 23, 1974 was between 0.2 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (28%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
- February 4 » The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaps Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California.
- March 8 » Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France.
- August 9 » As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president.
- August 15 » Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea, is killed during an apparent assassination attempt upon President Park Chung-hee.
- October 5 » Bombs planted by the PIRA kill four British soldiers and one civilian.
- November 16 » The Arecibo message is broadcast from the Arecibo Radio Telescope in Puerto Rico. It was aimed at the current location of the globular star cluster Messier 13 some 25,000 light years away. The message will reach empty space by the time it finally arrives since the cluster will have changed position.
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- 1882 » Amelita Galli-Curci, Italian-American soprano († 1963)
- 1882 » Frances Gertrude McGill, pioneering Canadian forensic pathologist († 1959)
- 1882 » Jacques Maritain, French philosopher and author († 1973)
- 1882 » Wyndham Lewis, English painter and critic († 1957)
- 1883 » Carl Vinson, American judge and politician († 1981)
- 1965 » George Adamski, Polish-American ufologist and author (b. 1891)
- 1966 » George Ohsawa, Japanese founder of the Macrobiotic diet (b. 1893)
- 1981 » Josep Pla, Catalan journalist and author (b. 1897)
- 1983 » Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (b. 1908)
- 1984 » Red Garland, American pianist (b. 1923)
- 1985 » Sam Ervin, American lawyer and politician (b. 1896)
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