Family tree Klavers » Geert Schonewille (1889-1949)
Personal data Geert Schonewille
- He was born on August 16, 1889 in Hollandscheveld, Hoogeveen, Drenthe.
- Birth registration on August 16, 1889.Source 1
- Fact: (vermelding) Bloedverwantschap met Jordi en Quinten Klavers in %: 0,0248.
- He died on May 14, 1949 in Rogat, De Wijk, Drenthe, he was 59 years old.
- Death registration on May 16, 1949.Source 2
- A child of Arend Hermannus Schonewille and Geesje Maatjes
- This information was last updated on December 19, 2010.
Household of Geert Schonewille
He is married to Cornelia Bijleveld.
They got married on November 9, 1907 at Hoogeveen, Drenthe, he was 18 years old.Source 3
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Notes about Geert Schonewille
Beroep: 1907 schipper; 1949 sluiswachter.
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Birthday August 16, 1889
- The temperature on August 16, 1889 was about 18.3 °C. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- April 1 » The University of Northern Colorado was established, as the Colorado State Normal School.
- April 22 » At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
- June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
- August 13 » William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut is granted United States Patent Number 408,709 for "Coin-controlled apparatus for telephones."
- September 23 » Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) is founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda.
- November 2 » North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.
Day of marriage November 9, 1907
- The temperature on November 9, 1907 was between 5.8 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
- April 17 » The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
- October 9 » Las Cruces, New Mexico is incorporated.
- October 21 » The 1907 Qaratog earthquake hits the borders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, killing between 12,000 and 15,000 people.
- November 9 » The Cullinan Diamond is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday.
- November 16 » Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory join to form Oklahoma, which is admitted as the 46th U.S. state.
- December 10 » The worst night of the Brown Dog riots in London, when 1,000 medical students clash with 400 police officers over the existence of a memorial for animals that have been vivisected.
Day of death May 14, 1949
- The temperature on May 14, 1949 was between 5.7 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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)
- From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
- In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
- January 11 » The first "networked" television broadcasts took place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming.
- May 4 » The entire Torino football team (except for two players who did not take the trip: Sauro Tomà, due to an injury and Renato Gandolfi, because of coach request) is killed in a plane crash.
- September 29 » The Communist Party of China writes the Common Programme for the future People's Republic of China.
- September 30 » The Berlin Airlift ends.
- October 3 » WERD, the first black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta.
- October 7 » The communist German Democratic Republic (East Germany) is formed.
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