Family tree Weening » Geert van der Wal (1862-1939)
Personal data Geert van der Wal
- He was born on January 20, 1862 in Kooten, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: timmerman.
- He died on October 31, 1939 in Buitenpost, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 77 years old.Source 2
- A child of Alle Symons van der Wal and Froukje Sytzes Zijlstra
- This information was last updated on July 10, 2024.
Household of Geert van der Wal
(1) He is married to Grietje Gjalts Hoekstra.
They got married on May 16, 1885 at Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 23 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Gjalt van der Wal 1888-1888
- Gjalt van der Wal 1889-????
- Froukje van der Wal 1891-1952
- Jonas van der Wal 1893-1894
(2) He is married to Sytske Top.
They got married on April 22, 1899 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 37 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
- Willem van der Wal 1899-1905
- Simon van der Wal 1902-1952
- Wybrigje van der Wal 1906-1963
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Historical events
Birthday January 20, 1862
- The temperature on January 20, 1862 was about -5.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. 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 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 Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1862: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- February 10 » American Civil War: A Union naval flotilla destroys the bulk of the Confederate Mosquito Fleet in the Battle of Elizabeth City on the Pasquotank River in North Carolina.
- April 16 » American Civil War: The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia, becomes law.
- April 20 » Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard complete the experiment disproving the theory of spontaneous generation.
- May 15 » President Abraham Lincoln signs a bill into law creating the United States Bureau of Agriculture. It is later renamed the United States Department of Agriculture.
- July 16 » American Civil War: David Farragut is promoted to rear admiral, becoming the first officer in United States Navy to hold an admiral rank.
- September 8 » Millennium of Russia monument is unveiled in Novgorod.
Day of marriage April 22, 1899
- The temperature on April 22, 1899 was about 7.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 48%. 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.
- January 19 » Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is formed.
- February 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
- 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.
- May 30 » Pearl Hart, a female outlaw of the Old West, robs a stage coach 30 miles southeast of Globe, Arizona.
- November 29 » FC Barcelona is founded by Catalan, Spanish and Englishmen. It later develops into one of Spanish football's most iconic and strongest teams.
- December 11 » Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.
Day of death October 31, 1939
- The average temperature on October 31, 1939 was 4.3 °C. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
- February 10 » Spanish Civil War: The Nationalists conclude their conquest of Catalonia and seal the border with France.
- April 4 » Faisal II becomes King of Iraq.
- August 31 » Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the following day, thus starting World War II in Europe.
- September 1 » General George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
- October 8 » World War II: Germany annexes western Poland.
- November 8 » Venlo Incident: Two British agents of SIS are captured by the Germans.
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