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Personal data Durk Vries 


Household of Durk Vries

He is married to Aafke Wybrens Hoekstra.

They got married on May 14, 1898 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 21 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Bartele Vries  1898-1978
  2. Wybren Vries  1899-????
  3. Oebele Vries  1901-
  5. Pieter Vries  1903-1904
  6. Pieter Vries  1904-1905
  7. Pieter Vries  1905-1995
  8. Symen Vries  1907-
  9. Ruurdtje Vries  1908-1996
  10. Sjoukje Vries  1909-1916
  11. Minze Vries  1910-
  12. Jacob Vries  1912-1912

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1876, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister Delfzijl 1959
  3. Huwelijksregister 1898, Achtkarspelen

Historical events

Birthday September 20, 1876

  • The temperature on September 20, 1876 was about 15.9 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%. 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 1876: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 15 » The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
    • February 14 » Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray.
    • May 10 » The Centennial Exposition is opened in Philadelphia.
    • May 30 » Ottoman sultan Abdülaziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murad V.
    • June 17 » American Indian Wars: Battle of the Rosebud: 1,500 Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back General George Crook's forces at Rosebud Creek in Montana Territory.
    • November 17 » Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Slavonic March" is given its premiere performance in Moscow, Russia.

Day of marriage May 14, 1898

  • The temperature on May 14, 1898 was about 10.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1898: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 15 » The battleship USSMaine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing 274. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.
    • April 21 » Spanish–American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports. When the U.S. Congress issued a declaration of war on April 25, it declared that a state of war had existed from this date.
    • August 25 » Seven hundred Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob in Heraklion, Greece.
    • September 2 » Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.
    • October 14 » The steam ship SSMohegan sinks near the Lizard peninsula, Cornwall, killing 106.
    • November 3 » France withdraws its troops from Fashoda (now in Sudan), ending the Fashoda Incident.

Day of death August 31, 1959

  • The temperature on August 31, 1959 was between 10.5 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (77%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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.
    • January 8 » Charles de Gaulle is proclaimed as the first President of the French Fifth Republic.
    • June 8 » USSBarbero and the United States Postal Service attempt the delivery of mail via Missile Mail.
    • August 17 » Quake Lake is formed by the magnitude 7.5 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake near Hebgen Lake in Montana.
    • September 12 » Bonanza premieres, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color.
    • September 16 » The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City.
    • November 19 » The Ford Motor Company announces the discontinuation of the unpopular Edsel.


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Source: Wikipedia

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