Family tree Klavers » Gerrit Koster (1866-1929)
Personal data Gerrit Koster
- He was born on November 6, 1866 in Het Schut, Hoogeveen.Source 1
- Fact: (vermelding) Bloedverwantschap met Jordi en Quinten Klavers in %: 0,0021.
- He died on March 3, 1929 in De Wijk, Drenthe, he was 62 years old.Source 2
- A child of Berend Koster and Hilligje Boer
- This information was last updated on April 14, 2020.
Household of Gerrit Koster
(1) He is married to Lummigje Duinkerken.
They got married on May 14, 1898 at Hoogeveen, Drenthe, he was 31 years old.Source 3
(2) He is married to Geesje Huigen.
They got married on July 25, 1914 at Hoogeveen, Drenthe, he was 47 years old.Source 4
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Notes about Gerrit Koster
Beroep: 1898-1914 koopman; 1929 arbeider.
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Historical events
Birthday November 6, 1866
- The temperature on November 6, 1866 was about 12.7 °C. The air pressure was 20 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
- From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 12 » The Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London.
- February 16 » Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington becomes British Secretary of State for War.
- March 27 » President of the United States of America Andrew Johnson vetoes the Civil Rights Act of 1866. His veto is overridden by Congress and the bill passes into law on April 9.
- May 22 » Oliver Winchester founded the Winchester Repeating Arms
- June 24 » Battle of Custoza: An Austrian army defeats the Italian army during the Austro-Prussian War.
- October 22 » A plebiscite ratifies the annexion of Veneto and Mantua to Italy, which had occurred three days before, on October 19.
Day of marriage July 25, 1914
- The temperature on July 25, 1914 was between 9.9 °C and 15.9 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 4 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 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
- March 1 » The Republic of China joins the Universal Postal Union.
- August 15 » The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SSAncon.
- August 26 » World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrenders to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign.
- September 14 » HMASAE1, the Royal Australian Navy's first submarine, was lost at sea with all hands near East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
- November 7 » The German colony of Kiaochow Bay and its centre at Tsingtao are captured by Japanese forces.
- November 28 » World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading.
Day of death March 3, 1929
- The temperature on March 3, 1929 was between -7.6 and 6.9 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1929: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
- January 6 » King Alexander of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes suspends his country's constitution (the January 6th Dictatorship).
- May 1 » The 7.2 Mw Kopet Dag earthquake shakes the Iran–Turkmenistan border region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing up to 3,800 and injuring 1,121.
- May 15 » A fire at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio kills 123.
- July 24 » The Kellogg–Briand Pact, renouncing war as an instrument of foreign policy, goes into effect (it is first signed in Paris on August 27, 1928, by most leading world powers).
- October 29 » The New York Stock Exchange crashes in what will be called the Crash of '29 or "Black Tuesday", ending the Great Bull Market of the 1920s and beginning the Great Depression.
- November 29 » U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd leads the first expedition to fly over the South Pole.
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Joop Klavers, "Family tree Klavers", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom_klavers/I69941.php : accessed February 15, 2026), "Gerrit Koster (1866-1929)".