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Personal data Willem Koster 


Household of Willem Koster

(1) He is married to Jantje Prins.

They got married on May 10, 1937 at Borger, Drenthe, he was 21 years old.Source 3

Zij emigreren in 1952 naar Melbourne, Australië.

Child(ren):

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(2) He is married to Mary Richardson.

They got married after 1964.Source 2


Child(ren):

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Notes about Willem Koster

Beroep: 1937 rijwielhersteller.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Koster

Evert Koster
1860-1940
Wiltje Ottinga
1860-1945
Willem Kuipers
1863-1954
Aaltje Tonnies
1866-1933

Willem Koster
1916-1978

(1) 1937

Jantje Prins
1914-1963

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(2) > 1964

Mary Richardson
± 1925-< 2023

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Historical events

Birthday January 24, 1916

  • The temperature on January 24, 1916 was between 0.3 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
    • March 15 » United States President Woodrow Wilson sends 4,800 United States troops over the U.S.–Mexico border to pursue Pancho Villa.
    • September 7 » US federal employees win the right to Workers' compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751)
    • September 19 » World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of Charles Tombeur capture the town of Tabora after heavy fighting.
    • November 13 » World War I: Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party over his support for conscription.
    • November 18 » World War I: First Battle of the Somme: In France, British Expeditionary Force commander Douglas Haig calls off the battle which started on July 1, 1916.
    • December 18 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun ends when German forces under Chief of staff Erich von Falkenhayn are defeated by the French, and suffer 337,000 casualties.

Day of marriage May 10, 1937

  • The temperature on May 10, 1937 was between 7.9 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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.
    • March 8 » Spanish Civil War: The Battle of Guadalajara begins.
    • March 18 » The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children.
    • April 12 » Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.
    • June 3 » The Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson.
    • October 2 » Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of Haitians living in the northwestern region of the Dominican Republic.
    • November 8 » The Nazi exhibition Der ewige Jude ("The Eternal Jew") opens in Munich.

Day of death February 12, 1978

  • The temperature on February 12, 1978 was between -4.5 °C and 1.9 °C and averaged -0.8 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (46%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
    • January 24 » Soviet satellite Kosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
    • March 14 » The Israel Defense Forces launch Operation Litani, a seven-day campaign to invade and occupy southern Lebanon.
    • June 15 » King Hussein of Jordan marries American Lisa Halaby, who takes the name Queen Noor.
    • November 27 » The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is founded in the city of Riha (Urfa) in Turkey.
    • December 16 » Cleveland, Ohio becomes the first major American city to default on its financial obligations since the Great Depression.
    • December 27 » Spain becomes a democracy after 40 years of fascist dictatorship.


Same birth/death day

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Source: Wikipedia

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  • 1976 » Sal Mineo, American actor (b. 1939)
  • 1977 » Herman Dooyeweerd, Dutch philosopher and scholar (b. 1894)
  • 1979 » Jean Renoir, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894)
  • 1980 » Muriel Rukeyser, American poet and activist (b. 1913)
  • 1982 » Victor Jory, Canadian-American actor (b. 1902)

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