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Personal data Helena "Leentje" Fortuin 


Household of Helena "Leentje" Fortuin

She is married to Adrianus Gerardus Wolvers.

They got married on November 14, 1883 at Alkemade, she was 22 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Catharina Wolvers  1884-1956
  2. Gerardus Wolvers  1886-1892
  3. Anna Wolvers  1891-1892
  4. Gerardus Wolvers  1893-1974 
  5. Anna Wolvers  1896-1948
  6. Jacobus Wolvers  1899-1970
  7. Adriana Wolvers  1902-1984

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Historical events

Birthday October 21, 1861

  • The temperature on October 21, 1861 was about 12.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. 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 February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
  • In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 26 » American Civil War: The state of Louisiana secedes from the Union.
    • February 1 » American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States.
    • March 11 » American Civil War: The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted.
    • May 13 » The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales, Australia.
    • September 17 » Argentine Civil Wars: The State of Buenos Aires defeats the Argentine Confederation at the Battle of Pavón.
    • November 7 » American Civil War: Battle of Belmont: In Belmont, Missouri, Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant overrun a Confederate camp but are forced to retreat when Confederate reinforcements arrive.

Day of marriage November 14, 1883

  • The temperature on November 14, 1883 was about 8.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. 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 Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 28 » Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
    • May 27 » Alexander III is crowned Tsar of Russia.
    • June 16 » The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England, kills 183 children.
    • August 17 » The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
    • August 26 » The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.
    • October 22 » The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust.

Day of death October 12, 1918

  • The temperature on October 12, 1918 was between 5.2 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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.
    • September 15 » World War I: Allied troops break through the Bulgarian defenses on the Macedonian front.
    • October 28 » First World War: A new Polish government in western Galicia is established, triggering the Polish–Ukrainian War.
    • October 29 » The German High Seas Fleet is incapacitated when sailors mutiny on the night of the 29th-30th, an action which would trigger the German Revolution of 1918–19.
    • November 12 » Austria becomes a republic. After the proclamation, a coup attempt by the communist Red Guard is defeated by the social-democratic Volkswehr.
    • November 21 » The Flag of Estonia, previously used by pro-independence activists, is formally adopted as the national flag of the Republic of Estonia.
    • December 14 » Portuguese President Sidónio Pais is assassinated.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1845 » Will Carleton, American poet and journalist († 1912)
  • 1847 » Giuseppe Giacosa, Italian poet and playwright († 1906)
  • 1851 » George Ulyett, English cricketer and footballer († 1898)
  • 1868 » Ernest Swinton, British Army officer († 1951)
  • 1874 » Tan Kah Kee, Chinese businessman, community leader, communist and philanthropist (d.1961)
  • 1877 » Oswald Avery, Canadian-American physician and microbiologist († 1955)

Source: Wikipedia


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