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Personal data Rokus van Eekelen 


Household of Rokus van Eekelen

He is married to Elisabeth de Graaff.

They got married on December 9, 1870 at Rozenburg, Rotterdam, ZH, NL, he was 24 years old.Source 2

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Rokus van Eekelen

Jaapje Broere
1820-????

Rokus van Eekelen
1846-1927

1870

Elisabeth de Graaff
1843-1917


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Sources

  1. Rozenburg 1927 ov 5
  2. Rozenburg 1870 hw11

Historical events

Day of marriage December 9, 1870

  • The temperature on December 9, 1870 was about 1.1 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 16 » The first version of the overture fantasy Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky receives its première performance.
    • April 13 » The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded.
    • July 1 » The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence.
    • August 18 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought.
    • September 4 » Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared.
    • October 2 » A plebiscite held in Rome, supports annexation of city of Rome by the Kingdom of Italy.

Day of death January 25, 1927

  • The temperature on January 25, 1927 was between 1.8 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 year 1927: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
    • May 8 » Attempting to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, French war heroes Charles Nungesser and François Coli disappear after taking off aboard The White Bird biplane.
    • May 9 » Old Parliament House, Canberra officially opens.
    • July 16 » Augusto César Sandino leads a raid on U.S. Marines and Nicaraguan Guardia Nacional that had been sent to apprehend him in the village of Ocotal, but is repulsed by one of the first dive-bombing attacks in history.
    • July 23 » The first station of the Indian Broadcasting Company goes on the air in Bombay.
    • September 5 » The first Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon, Trolley Troubles, produced by Walt Disney, is released by Universal Pictures.
    • December 27 » Kern and Hammerstein's musical play Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical play, opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway.


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About the surname Van Eekelen


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