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Household of Geertje Couperus

She is married to Mink Zijlstra.

They got married on May 16, 1903 at Wonseradeel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 24 years old.Source 4

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1878, Wonseradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1937, Wonseradeel
  3. https://graftombe.nl/names/info/518881/couperus
  4. Huwelijksregister 1903, Wonseradeel

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Historical events

Birthday May 28, 1878

  • The temperature on May 28, 1878 was about 19.7 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 46%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 16 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Battle of Philippopolis: Captain Aleksandr Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.
    • February 21 » The first telephone directory is issued in New Haven, Connecticut.
    • March 15 » Restoration of the Scottish Catholic hierarchy, broken off back in 1603.
    • March 24 » The British frigate HMSEurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
    • May 14 » The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.
    • October 22 » The Bramall Lane stadium sees the first rugby match played under floodlights.

Day of marriage May 16, 1903

  • The temperature on May 16, 1903 was between 6.3 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • May 29 » In the May Coup, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
    • June 16 » The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
    • June 19 » Benito Mussolini, at the time a radical Socialist, is arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike.
    • August 18 » German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.
    • September 27 » The Wreck of the Old 97, an American rail disaster that became the subject of a popular ballad.
    • October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.

Day of death June 11, 1937

  • The temperature on June 11, 1937 was between 16.4 °C and 27.0 °C and averaged 21.6 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 11.4 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • 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 year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • March 18 » The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children.
    • May 28 » Volkswagen, the German automobile manufacturer is founded.
    • July 7 » The Marco Polo Bridge Incident provides the Imperial Japanese Army with a pretext for starting the Second Sino-Japanese War.
    • July 9 » The silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation are destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire.
    • July 29 » Tōngzhōu Incident: In Tōngzhōu, China, the East Hopei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians.
    • December 13 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: The city of Nanjing, defended by the National Revolutionary Army under the command of General Tang Shengzhi, falls to the Japanese. This is followed by the Nanking Massacre, in which Japanese troops rape and slaughter hundreds of thousands of civilians.


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