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Household of Metje van Willigen

She is married to Andries van Giezen.

They got married on August 6, 1897 at Gorinchem, she was 23 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Metje van Willigen

Huibert van Willigen
1802-1873
Metje van der Wal
1807-1890
Jan (2) van Willigen (van Wilgen)
1796-1875
Maria van der Wal
1805-1866

Metje van Willigen
1873-1912

1897

Andries van Giezen
1866-1909


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    Birthday September 9, 1873

    • The temperature on September 9, 1873 was about 12.5 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
    • In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • March 3 » Censorship in the United States: The U.S. Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it illegal to send any "obscene literature and articles of immoral use" through the mail.
      • March 10 » The first Azerbaijani play "The Adventures of the Vizier of the Khan of Lenkaran" prepared by Akhundov was performed by Hassan-bey Zardabi and dramatist and Najaf-bey Vezirov.
      • April 13 » The Colfax massacre, in which more than 60 black men are murdered, takes place.
      • May 23 » The Canadian Parliament establishes the North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
      • August 23 » Albert Bridge in Chelsea, London opens.
      • August 30 » Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Josef Land in the Arctic Sea.

    Day of marriage August 6, 1897

    • The temperature on August 6, 1897 was about 18.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • 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 year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • February 1 » Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
      • February 28 » Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force.
      • June 16 » A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
      • June 22 » British colonial officers Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst are assassinated in Pune, Maharashtra, India by the Chapekar brothers and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who are later caught and hanged.
      • July 11 » Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. He later crashes and dies.
      • December 6 » London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs.

    Day of death February 2, 1912

    • The temperature on February 2, 1912 was between -11.0 °C and -1.7 °C and averaged -6.6 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 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 23 » The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague.
      • March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
      • April 10 » RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage.
      • April 17 » Russian troops open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150.
      • October 26 » First Balkan War: The Ottomans lose the cities of Thessaloniki and Skopje.
      • December 16 » First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli.
    

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    • 1876 » Frank Chance, American baseball player and manager († 1924)
    • 1877 » James Agate, English journalist, author, and critic († 1947)
    • 1878 » Adelaide Crapsey, American poet and critic († 1914)
    • 1878 » Arthur Fox, English-American fencer († 1958)

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