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Ancestors (and descendant) of Karel Houwing

Arend Derks Houwing
± 1801-1857
Pieterke Pieters Dorscher
± 1800-1853
Hendrik Freerks Hoving
± 1804-????
Derkje Derks Doornbos
± 1800-????
Tjark Houwing
1832-1879

Karel Houwing
1874-1937


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    Birthday April 2, 1874

    • The temperature on April 2, 1874 was about 12.6 °C. The air pressure was 23 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. 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 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).
    • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
    • In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • February 21 » The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first edition.
      • February 28 » One of the longest cases ever heard in an English court ends when the defendant is convicted of perjury for attempting to assume the identity of the heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.
      • March 15 » France and Vietnam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina.
      • July 14 » The Chicago Fire of 1874 burns down 47 acres of the city, destroying 812 buildings, killing 20, and resulting in the fire insurance industry demanding municipal reforms from Chicago's city council.
      • October 9 » The Universal Postal Union is created by the Treaty of Bern.
      • November 7 » A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republican Party.

    Day of death July 6, 1937

    • The temperature on July 6, 1937 was between 9.5 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
      • January 15 » Spanish Civil War: Nationalists and Republican both withdraw after suffering heavy losses, ending the Second Battle of the Corunna Road.
      • April 12 » Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.
      • May 21 » A Soviet station, North Pole-1, becomes the first scientific research settlement to operate on the drift ice of the Arctic Ocean.
      • July 9 » The silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation are destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire.
      • July 22 » New Deal: The United States Senate votes down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court of the United States.
      • October 2 » Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of Haitians living in the northwestern region of the Dominican Republic.
    

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