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Personal data Douwe van Beets 


Household of Douwe van Beets

He is married to Hielkje Zijlstra.

They got married on May 18, 1901 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 29 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Eize van Beets  1902-1975
  3. Lieuwkje van Beets  1907-1968
  4. Blijke van Beets  1909-1910

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1872, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1962, Achtkarspelen
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/254335/beets_van
  4. Huwelijksregister 1901, Achtkarspelen

Historical events

Birthday February 15, 1872

  • The temperature on February 15, 1872 was about 5.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 22 » The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
    • March 1 » Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.
    • March 5 » George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
    • March 11 » Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
    • May 22 » Reconstruction Era: President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act into law, restoring full civil and political rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers.
    • November 18 » Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for voting illegally in the United States presidential election of 1872.

Day of marriage May 18, 1901

  • The temperature on May 18, 1901 was between 2.4 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (40%). 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 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 1901: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • March 1 » The Australian Army is formed.
    • April 25 » New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.
    • June 17 » The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT.
    • July 4 » William Howard Taft becomes American governor of the Philippines.
    • August 14 » The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
    • December 10 » The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.

Day of death April 16, 1962

  • The temperature on April 16, 1962 was between 4.9 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 9.5 mm of rain during 9.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 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 1962: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
    • February 10 » Cold War: Captured American U2 spy-plane pilot Gary Powers is exchanged for captured Soviet spy Rudolf Abel.
    • March 19 » The Algerian War of Independence ends.
    • May 22 » Continental Airlines Flight 11 crashes after bombs explode on board.
    • May 24 » Project Mercury: American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbits the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule.
    • July 17 » Nuclear weapons testing: The "Small Boy" test shot Little Feller I becomes the last atmospheric test detonation at the Nevada National Security Site.
    • July 22 » Mariner program: Mariner 1 spacecraft flies erratically several minutes after launch and has to be destroyed.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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About the surname Van Beets


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