Family tree Van Dijk » Willemina Roskam (1870-1917)
Personal data Willemina Roskam
- She was born on October 1, 1870 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland.
- She died on August 20, 1917 in Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland, she was 46 years old.
- A child of Jan Willem Roskam and Aafje Drok
- This information was last updated on June 22, 2013.
Household of Willemina Roskam
She is married to Louis Severijn.
They got married on August 2, 1894 at Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland, she was 23 years old.
Child(ren):
- Louis Severijn 1894-1895
- Aafje Severijn 1895-1984
- Louis Severijn 1897-1983
- Neeltje Severijn 1900-1940
- Albert Severijn 1901-1923
- Johan Severijn 1904-1959
- Frederikus Ludovicus Severijn 1906-1945
- Wilhelmina Severijn 1909-1996
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Historical events
Birthday October 1, 1870
- The temperature on October 1, 1870 was about 18.3 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 49%. 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 year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 23 » In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in what becomes known as the Marias Massacre.
- February 9 » US president Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau.
- February 25 » Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress.
- July 15 » Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory are transferred to Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company, and the province of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories are established from these vast territories.
- August 8 » The Republic of Ploiești, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania.
- September 18 » Old Faithful Geyser is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn.
Day of marriage August 2, 1894
- The temperature on August 2, 1894 was about 18.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1894: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 7 » The Cripple Creek miner's strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado, United States.
- April 14 » The first ever commercial motion picture house opened in New York City using ten Kinetoscopes, a device for peep-show viewing of films.
- June 24 » Marie François Sadi Carnot is assassinated by Sante Geronimo Caserio.
- June 28 » Labor Day becomes an official US holiday.
- July 25 » The First Sino-Japanese War begins when the Japanese fire upon a Chinese warship.
- August 1 » The First Sino-Japanese War erupts between Japan and China over Korea.
Day of death August 20, 1917
- The temperature on August 20, 1917 was between 8.7 °C and 20.5 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 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 year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- February 3 » First World War: The American entry into World War I begins when diplomatic relations with Germany are severed due to its unrestricted submarine warfare.
- March 1 » The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text.
- March 8 » The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.
- July 6 » World War I: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt.
- July 25 » Sir Robert Borden introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%).
- November 5 » October Revolution: Lenin calls for the October Revolution.
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