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Household of Johannes Mattheus Douwes

He is married to Janke Brouwer.

They got married on May 17, 1924 at Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 24 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Johannes Mattheus Douwes

Bouwe Klazes de Jong
1811-1859
Sjoukjen Jurjens Jager
1815-1899

Johannes Mattheus Douwes
1899-1956

1924

Janke Brouwer
1898-????


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1899, Tietjerksteradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1956, Tietjerksteradeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1924, Tietjerksteradeel

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Historical events

Birthday October 3, 1899

  • The temperature on October 3, 1899 was about 11.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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 1899: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 16 » Iceland's first football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, is founded.
    • February 22 » Filipino forces led by General Antonio Luna launch counterattacks for the first time against the American forces during the Philippine–American War. The Filipinos fail to regain Manila from the Americans.
    • March 30 » German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights.
    • July 29 » The First Hague Convention is signed.
    • September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
    • November 2 » The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.

Day of marriage May 17, 1924

  • The temperature on May 17, 1924 was between 3.9 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 13.3 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
    • January 22 » Ramsay MacDonald becomes the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
    • February 14 » The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company changes its name to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).
    • June 2 » U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States.
    • June 26 » The American occupation of the Dominican Republic ends after eight years.
    • August 28 » The Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet Union.
    • September 17 » The Border Protection Corps is established in the Second Polish Republic for the defence of the eastern border against armed Soviet raids and local bandits.

Day of death September 20, 1956

  • The temperature on September 20, 1956 was between 7.7 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (67%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • 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 year 1956: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
    • May 1 » A doctor in Japan reports an "epidemic of an unknown disease of the central nervous system", marking the official discovery of Minamata disease.
    • August 27 » The nuclear power station at Calder Hall in the United Kingdom was connected to the national power grid becoming the world's first commercial nuclear power station to generate electricity on an industrial scale.
    • October 14 » Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, leader of India's Untouchable caste, converts to Buddhism along with 385,000 of his followers (see Neo-Buddhism).
    • October 31 » Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.
    • November 7 » Suez Crisis: The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for the United Kingdom, France and Israel to immediately withdraw their troops from Egypt.
    • November 12 » Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia join the United Nations.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 1898 » Leo McCarey, American director and screenwriter († 1969)
  • 1899 » Gertrude Berg, American actress, screenwriter and producer († 1966)
  • 1900 » Thomas Wolfe, American novelist († 1938)
  • 1901 » Jean Grémillon, French director, composer, and screenwriter († 1959)

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