Family tree Weening » Abel van der Schans (1869-1907)
Personal data Abel van der Schans
- He was born on May 16, 1869 in Tolbert, gem. Leek (Gr).Source 1
- He died on January 19, 1907 in Zevenhuizen, gem. Leek, Groningen, Nederland, he was 37 years old.Source 2
- A child of Jan Abels van der Schans and Aaltje Hendriks Poelstra
- This information was last updated on April 7, 2023.
Household of Abel van der Schans
He is married to Geertje Roffel.
They got married on February 8, 1896 at Leek (Gr), he was 26 years old.Source 3
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Birthday May 16, 1869
- The temperature on May 16, 1869 was about 20.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 52%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In the year 1869: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 27 » Boshin War: Tokugawa rebels establish the Ezo Republic in Hokkaidō.
- July 10 » Gävle, Sweden, is largely destroyed in a fire; 80% of its 10,000 residents are left homeless.
- October 16 » Girton College, Cambridge is founded, becoming England's first residential college for women.
- October 16 » The Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous American hoaxes, is "discovered".
- November 11 » The Victorian Aboriginal Protection Act is enacted in Australia, giving the government control of indigenous people's wages, their terms of employment, where they could live, and of their children, effectively leading to the Stolen Generations.
- November 22 » In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched
Day of marriage February 8, 1896
- The temperature on February 8, 1896 was about 0.3 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 28 » Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, becomes the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined one shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8mph (13km/h), thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2mph (3.2km/h).
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
- August 16 » Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
- November 17 » The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino.
- December 30 » Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila.
Day of death January 19, 1907
- The temperature on January 19, 1907 was between -2.6 °C and 3.4 °C and averaged 0.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
- February 5 » Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
- August 17 » Pike Place Market, a popular tourist destination and registered historic district in Seattle, opened.
- September 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
- September 26 » Four months after the 1907 Imperial Conference, New Zealand and Newfoundland are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire.
- November 16 » Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory join to form Oklahoma, which is admitted as the 46th U.S. state.
- December 6 » A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia, kills 362 workers.
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