Tor family tree » Kornelis TOR (1859-1912)
Personal data Kornelis TOR
- He was born on February 4, 1859 in Lula.
- He died on March 27, 1912 in Groningen, he was 53 years old.
- A child of Harm TOR and Maria BONTJER
- This information was last updated on April 14, 2025.
Household of Kornelis TOR
He is married to Annegien RUITER.
They got married on May 16, 1891 at Hoogezand, Hoogezand-Sappemeer, Groningen, Netherlands, he was 32 years old.
Child(ren):
- Harm TOR 1891-1893
- Arendina TOR 1896-1967
- Harmina TOR 1897-1974
- Harm TOR 1899-????
- Jacob TOR 1901-
- NN TOR 1904-1904
- Jantje Johanna TOR 1907-1987
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Birthday February 4, 1859
- The temperature on February 4, 1859 was about 5.2 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
- In the year 1859: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- February 4 » The Codex Sinaiticus is discovered in Egypt.
- February 14 » Oregon is admitted as the 33rd U.S. state.
- June 30 » French acrobat Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope.
- July 30 » First ascent of Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
- August 16 » The Grand Duchy of Tuscany formally deposes the exiled House of Lorraine.
- August 27 » Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well.
Day of marriage May 16, 1891
- The temperature on May 16, 1891 was about 11.3 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 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 Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- April 1 » The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.
- May 15 » Pope Leo XIII defends workers' rights and property rights in the encyclical Rerum novarum, the beginning of modern Catholic social teaching.
- May 16 » The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world's first long-distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).
- May 20 » History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
- October 1 » Stanford University opens its doors in California, United States.
- December 22 » Asteroid 323 Brucia becomes the first asteroid discovered using photography.
Day of death March 27, 1912
- The temperature on March 27, 1912 was between 8.2 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 10.2 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (24%). 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
- January 11 » Immigrant textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, go on strike when wages are reduced in response to a mandated shortening of the work week.
- February 29 » The Piedra Movediza (Moving Stone) of Tandil falls and breaks.
- March 30 » Sultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.
- October 8 » The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire.
- October 17 » Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War.
- October 18 » First Balkan War: King Peter I of Serbia issues a declaration "To the Serbian People", as his country joins the war.
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- 1865 » Abe Isoo, Japanese minister and politician († 1949)
- 1868 » Constance Markievicz, Irish revolutionary and first woman elected to the UK House of Commons († 1927)
- 1871 » Friedrich Ebert, German lawyer and politician, 1st President of Germany († 1925)
- 1910 » Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, Swiss-American ichthyologist, zoologist, and engineer (b. 1835)
- 1913 » Richard Montgomery Gano, American minister, physician, and general (b. 1830)
- 1918 » Henry Adams, American journalist, historian, and author (b. 1838)
- 1918 » Martin Sheridan, Irish-American discus thrower and jumper (b. 1881)
- 1921 » Harry Barron, English general and politician, 16th Governor of Western Australia (b. 1847)
- 1922 » Nikolay Sokolov, Russian composer and educator (b. 1859)
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Frits Tor, "Tor family tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/tor-stamboom/I12224596.php : accessed February 6, 2026), "Kornelis TOR (1859-1912)".
Frits Tor, "Tor family tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/tor-stamboom/I12224596.php : accessed February 6, 2026), "Kornelis TOR (1859-1912)".