Family tree Weening » Aafke van Dijk (1840-1924)
Personal data Aafke van Dijk
- She was born on December 29, 1840 in Ulrum (Gr).Source 1
kind erkend door moeder op 08-07-1863
- Profession: dagloonster.
- She died on February 13, 1924 in Leens (Gr), she was 83 years old.Source 2
- A child of Aaltje Luurts van Dijk
- This information was last updated on September 28, 2025.
Household of Aafke van Dijk
(1) She is married to Pieter Hofman.
They got married on July 15, 1863 at Ulrum (Gr), she was 22 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Gerrit Hofman 1863-1863
- Gerrit Hofman 1865-????
- Albert Hofman 1867-1867
- Aaltje Hofman 1868-1868
- Jan Hofman 1870-????
- Aaltje Hofman 1877-1940
- Jantje Hofman 1880-1883
(2) She is married to Harmannus Poel.
They got married on October 27, 1887 at Leens (Gr), she was 46 years old.Source 4
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Historical events
Birthday December 29, 1840
- The temperature on December 29, 1840 was about -7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: betrokken mistig. 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).
- In the year 1840: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
- January 13 » The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives.
- May 1 » The Penny Black, the first official adhesive postage stamp, is issued in the United Kingdom.
- May 6 » The Penny Black postage stamp becomes valid for use in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- May 20 » York Minster is badly damaged by fire.
- May 22 » The penal transportation of British convicts to the New South Wales colony is abolished.
- October 11 » The Maronite leader Bashir Shihab II surrenders to the Ottoman Empire and later is sent to Malta in exile.
Day of marriage October 27, 1887
- The temperature on October 27, 1887 was about 5.9 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
- February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
- May 9 » Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.
- June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
- June 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
- July 6 » David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Day of death February 13, 1924
- The temperature on February 13, 1924 was between -4.6 °C and -0.9 °C and averaged -2.9 °C. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the east-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.
- February 5 » The Royal Greenwich Observatory begins broadcasting the hourly time signals known as the Greenwich Time Signal.
- March 3 » The Free State of Fiume is annexed by the Kingdom of Italy.
- March 8 » A mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah.
- March 16 » In accordance with the Treaty of Rome, Fiume becomes annexed as part of Italy.
- July 11 » Eric Liddell won the gold medal in 400m at the 1924 Paris Olympics, after refusing to run in the heats for 100m, his favoured distance, on the Sunday.
- December 20 » Adolf Hitler is released from Landsberg Prison.
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