Family tree Klavers » Geertje van der Spoel (1880-1909)
Personal data Geertje van der Spoel
- She was born on April 14, 1880 in Compascuum, Emmen.Source 1
- She died on April 11, 1909 in Emmen, Drenthe, she was 28 years old.Source 2
- A child of Jan van der Spoel and Annechien Klasens
- This information was last updated on March 15, 2022.
Household of Geertje van der Spoel
She is married to Bernard Kracht.
They got married on June 11, 1901 at Emmen, Drenthe, she was 21 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Heinrich Kracht 1905-1928
Notes about Geertje van der Spoel
Beroep: 1901 naaister; 1909 arbeidster.
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Historical events
Birthday April 14, 1880
- The temperature on April 14, 1880 was about 13.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1880: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 27 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his incandescent lamp.
- February 13 » Thomas Edison observes Thermionic emission.
- May 11 » Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California.
- May 13 » In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway.
- July 27 » Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand: Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan.
- September 1 » The army of Mohammad Ayub Khan is routed by the British at the Battle of Kandahar, ending the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
Day of marriage June 11, 1901
- The temperature on June 11, 1901 was between 6.4 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (42%). 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.
- July 24 » O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
- August 6 » Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation.
- August 14 » The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
- September 17 » Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of Elands River.
- October 24 » Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
- December 12 » Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [***] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland.
Day of death April 11, 1909
- The temperature on April 11, 1909 was between -2.0 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
- January 16 » Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole.
- January 23 » RMSRepublic, a passenger ship of the White Star Line, becomes the first ship to use the CQD distress signal after colliding with another ship, the SS Florida, off the Massachusetts coastline, an event that kills six people. The Republic sinks the next day.
- January 25 » Richard Strauss's opera Elektra receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera.
- March 31 » Serbia formally withdraws its opposition to Austro-Hungarian actions in the Bosnian Crisis.
- April 6 » Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.
- June 26 » The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity.
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Joop Klavers, "Family tree Klavers", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom_klavers/I375352.php : accessed February 9, 2026), "Geertje van der Spoel (1880-1909)".