Vandenberg Tree » Marinus Koets (1907-1997)
Personal data Marinus Koets
Sources 1, 2, 3- He was born on October 15, 1907.
- He died on January 20, 1997, he was 89 years old.
- He is buried in Grand Rapids, Kent, MI-Greenwood Cemetary.
- A child of John Koets and Mary van Westenburg
Household of Marinus Koets
He is married to Annette Vandenberg.Source 1
They got married on June 16, 1932 at Grand Rapids, Kent, MI, he was 24 years old.Sources 2, 3, 4
Child(ren):
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Notes about Marinus Koets
SS#: 380-03-9332
BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetary - Grand Rapids. MI:
BURIAL: Koets, Annette J. (Wife)
b. 1912; d. 1972; on lot with Marinus P.
BURIAL: Koets, Marinus P. (Husband)
b. 1907; d. 1997
Employment: Uncle Mart worked in the office at General Motors on 36th St.
Timeline Marinus Koets
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Sources
- GEDCOM File : combined.ged, Jon Edward Vandenberg, January 12, 2003
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- Kent County Clerks Office, Book 31 Page 59
Historical events
Birthday October 15, 1907
- The temperature on October 15, 1907 was between 6.6 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
- April 17 » The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
- July 7 » Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City.
- July 29 » Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
- December 10 » The worst night of the Brown Dog riots in London, when 1,000 medical students clash with 400 police officers over the existence of a memorial for animals that have been vivisected.
- December 16 » The American Great White Fleet begins its circumnavigation of the world.
- December 17 » Ugyen Wangchuck is crowned first King of Bhutan.
Day of marriage June 16, 1932
- The temperature on June 16, 1932 was between 12.5 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 18.2 °C. There was 14.3 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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 1932: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
- June 24 » A bloodless revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand).
- July 9 » The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution.
- August 10 » A 5.1 kilograms (11lb) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.
- September 17 » A speech by Laureano Gómez leads to the escalation of the Leticia Incident.
- December 10 » Thailand becomes a constitutional monarchy.
- December 25 » A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people.
Day of death January 20, 1997
- The temperature on January 20, 1997 was between 0.5 °C and 4.4 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
- May 16 » Mobutu Sese Seko, the President of Zaire, flees the country.
- July 20 » The fully restored USSConstitution (a.k.a. Old Ironsides) celebrates its 200th birthday by setting sail for the first time in 116 years.
- August 25 » Egon Krenz, the former East German leader, is convicted of a shoot-to-kill policy at the Berlin Wall.
- October 4 » The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs in North Carolina
- December 22 » Acteal massacre: Attendees at a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic activists for indigenous causes in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas are massacred by paramilitary forces.
- December 29 » Hong Kong begins to kill all the city's 1.25 million chickens to stop the spread of a potentially deadly influenza strain.
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- 1993 » Audrey Hepburn, British actress and humanitarian activist (b. 1929)
- 1994 » Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, first Kenyan Vice-President (b. 1911)
- 1994 » Matt Busby, Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1909)
- 1996 » Gerry Mulligan, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1927)
- 2002 » Carrie Hamilton, American actress and singer (b. 1963)
- 2003 » Al Hirschfeld, American painter and illustrator (b. 1903)
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