Family tree Weening » Repke de Vries (1891-1959)

Personal data Repke de Vries 


Household of Repke de Vries

He is married to Joukje Nijdam.

They got married on May 30, 1917 at Hennaarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 26 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Wieger de Vries  1919-2015

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Repke de Vries

Repke Hinnes de Vries
1827-1879
Henke Wygers van Dijk
1837-1914
Pieter Beins Kamminga
1837-1928
Renstje Kooi
1844-1905

Repke de Vries
1891-1959

1917

Joukje Nijdam
1896-1994

Wieger de Vries
1919-2015

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1891, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. (Not public)
  3. https://www.online-begraafplaatsen.nl/graf/367345/561804/Repke-de-Vries-1891-1959
  4. Huwelijksregister 1917, Hennaarderadeel

Historical events

Birthday February 25, 1891

  • The temperature on February 25, 1891 was about 12.3 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 41%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • 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 year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 15 » Allmänna Idrottsklubben (AIK) (Swedish Sports Club) is founded.
    • March 3 » Shoshone National Forest is established as the first national forest in the US and world.
    • April 1 » The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.
    • May 15 » Pope Leo XIII defends workers' rights and property rights in the encyclical Rerum novarum, the beginning of modern Catholic social teaching.
    • August 18 » Major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.
    • October 1 » Stanford University opens its doors in California, United States.

Day of marriage May 30, 1917

  • The temperature on May 30, 1917 was between 9.6 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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.
    • March 26 » World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
    • May 19 » The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK is founded.
    • May 26 » Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon.
    • July 17 » King George V issues a Proclamation stating that the male line descendants of the British Royal Family will bear the surname Windsor.
    • November 5 » October Revolution: Lenin calls for the October Revolution.
    • November 25 » World War I: German forces defeat Portuguese army of about 1,200 at Negomano on the border of modern-day Mozambique and Tanzania.

Day of death July 20, 1959

  • The temperature on July 20, 1959 was between 11.0 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 17.6 °C. There was 14.3 hours of sunshine (89%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
    • February 9 » The R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile, becomes operational at Plesetsk, USSR.
    • April 8 » The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.
    • July 7 » Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere.
    • September 16 » The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City.
    • October 21 » President Eisenhower approves the transfer of all US Army space-related activities to NASA, including most of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency.
    • December 1 » Cold War: Opening date for signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the continent.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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