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Personal data Willem Kootstra 


Household of Willem Kootstra

He is married to Ypkje Eelkes Toonstra.

They got married on May 22, 1875 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 26 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Durk Kootstra  1876-1934 
  2. Eelke Kootstra  1878-1887
  3. Sieuwke Kootstra  1879-1903

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Grootegast 1848
  2. Overlijdensregister Grootegast 1918
  3. Huwelijksregister 1875, Achtkarspelen

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Historical events

Birthday November 28, 1848

  • The temperature on November 28, 1848 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • From November 21, 1848 till November 1, 1849 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Kempenaer - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. J.M. de Kempenaer (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
  • In the year 1848: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • January 12 » The Palermo rising takes place in Sicily against the Bourbon Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
    • March 11 » Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin become the first Prime Ministers of the Province of Canada to be democratically elected under a system of responsible government.
    • June 26 » End of the June Days Uprising in Paris.
    • July 3 » Governor-General Peter von Scholten emancipates all remaining slaves in the Danish West Indies.
    • July 11 » Waterloo railway station in London opens.
    • August 19 » California Gold Rush: The New York Herald breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States of the gold rush in California (although the rush started in January).

Day of marriage May 22, 1875

  • The temperature on May 22, 1875 was about 22.1 °C. The air pressure was 22 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
    • March 3 » Georges Bizet's opera Carmen receives its première at the Opéra-Comique in Paris.
    • March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
    • June 19 » The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.
    • September 3 » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
    • December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.

Day of death November 6, 1918

  • The temperature on November 6, 1918 was between 7.8 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 8.6 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 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.
    • February 3 » The Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco, California begins service as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world at 11,920 feet (3,633 meters) long.
    • May 14 » Cape Town Mayor, Sir Harry Hands, inaugurates the Two-minute silence.
    • August 11 » World War I: The Battle of Amiens ends.
    • August 27 » Mexican Revolution: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas in the only battle of World War I fought on American soil.
    • September 29 » World War I: Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica.
    • November 21 » The Flag of Estonia, previously used by pro-independence activists, is formally adopted as the national flag of the Republic of Estonia.


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