Family tree Weening » Jakob de Vries (1896-1978)
Personal data Jakob de Vries
- He was born on May 1, 1896 in Winsum (Gr).Source 1
- Profession: landbouwer.
- He died on June 1, 1978 in Burum, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr), he was 82 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Burum, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).
- A child of Sake de Vries and Anna Hofsteenge
- This information was last updated on April 3, 2023.
Household of Jakob de Vries
He is married to Afke Miedema.
They got married on May 17, 1923 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 27 years old.Source 3
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Sources
Geboorteregister Winsum 1896
http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/15328/vries_de
Huwelijksregister 1923, Kollumerland c.a.
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Historical events
Birthday May 1, 1896
- The temperature on May 1, 1896 was about 10.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%. 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.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- April 15 » Closing ceremony of the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens, Greece.
- June 2 » Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.
- August 30 » Philippine Revolution: After Spanish victory in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas.
- September 21 » Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener take Dongola.
- November 27 » Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.
Day of marriage May 17, 1923
- The temperature on May 17, 1923 was between 3.0 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 8.6 mm of rain. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
- January 1 » Britain's Railways are grouped into the Big Four: LNER, GWR, SR, and LMS.
- September 1 » The Great Kantō earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people.
- September 4 » Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USSShenandoah.
- September 7 » The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) is formed.
- September 29 » The British Mandate for Palestine takes effect, creating Mandatory Palestine.
- September 29 » The French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon takes effect.
Day of death June 1, 1978
- The temperature on June 1, 1978 was between 13.4 °C and 28.4 °C and averaged 21.4 °C. There was 11.6 hours of sunshine (71%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1978: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.9 million citizens.
- February 19 » Egyptian forces raid Larnaca International Airport in an attempt to intervene in a hijacking, without authorisation from the Republic of Cyprus authorities. The Cypriot National Guard and Police forces kill 15 Egyptian commandos and destroy the Egyptian C-130 transport plane in open combat.
- March 16 » A Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tupolev Tu-134 crashes near Gabare, Bulgaria, killing 73.
- March 16 » Supertanker Amoco Cadiz splits in two after running aground on the Portsall Rocks, three miles off the coast of Brittany, resulting in the largest oil spill in history at that time.
- April 14 » Tbilisi Demonstrations: Thousands of Georgians demonstrate against Soviet attempts to change the constitutional status of the Georgian language.
- August 10 » Three members of the Ulrich family are killed in an accident. This leads to the Ford Pinto litigation.
- August 17 » Double Eagle II becomes first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it lands in Miserey, France near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine.
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