Family tree Weening » Willem Kobus (1895-1975)
Personal data Willem Kobus
- He was born on November 24, 1895 in Kollumerzwaag, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: arbeider.
- He died on January 12, 1975 in -, he was 79 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Kollumerzwaag, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).
- A child of Hendrik Jans Kobus and Grietje Siegersma
- This information was last updated on October 13, 2023.
Household of Willem Kobus
He is married to Baukje van Kammen.
They got married on June 30, 1917 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 21 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Hendrik Kobus 1919-2002
- Dirk Kobus 1920-2010
- Grietje Kobus 1922-1922
- Auke Kobus 1923-1923
- Auke Kobus 1924-2011
- Marijke Kobus 1925-2006
- Albert Kobus 1927-2020
- Grietje Kobus 1928-2017
- (Not public)
- Jacoba Kobus 1931-2003
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1895, Kollumerland c.a.
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/179409/kobus
Huwelijksregister 1917, Kollumerland c.a.
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Birthday November 24, 1895
- The temperature on November 24, 1895 was about -2.0 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. 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 1895: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 13 » First Italo-Ethiopian War: the war's opening battle, the Battle of Coatit, occurs; it is an Italian victory.
- February 9 » William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball.
- February 24 » Revolution breaks out in Baire, a town near Santiago de Cuba, beginning the Cuban War of Independence, that ends with the Spanish–American War in 1898.
- March 19 » Auguste and Louis Lumière record their first footage using their newly patented cinematograph.
- October 4 » Horace Rawlins wins the first U.S. Open Men's Golf Championship.
- November 28 » The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.
Day of marriage June 30, 1917
- The temperature on June 30, 1917 was between 13.6 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 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 2 » The enactment of the Jones–Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- April 12 » World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans.
- April 16 » Vladimir Lenin returns to Petrograd, Russia, from exile in Switzerland.
- July 6 » World War I: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt.
- July 25 » Sir Robert Borden introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%).
Day of death January 12, 1975
- The temperature on January 12, 1975 was between 5.0 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (22%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1975: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.6 million citizens.
- July 5 » Cape Verde gains its independence from Portugal.
- August 14 » The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the longest-running release in film history, opens in London.
- August 20 » Viking program: NASA launches the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars.
- August 27 » The Governor of Portuguese Timor abandons its capital, Dili, and flees to Atauro Island, leaving control to a rebel group.
- September 28 » The Spaghetti House siege, in which nine people are taken hostage, takes place in London.
- November 14 » With the signing of the Madrid Accords, Spain abandons Western Sahara.
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