When Geert Fokkema was born on 2 February 1860, in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands, his father, Martinus Fokkes Fokkema, was 25 and his mother, Janke Geerts Baron, was 26. He married Femmigje Gort on 3 October 1918, in Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands. He died on 24 July 1937, in Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands, at the age of 77.
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The Dutch abolished slavery in Suriname. The Dutch were among the last Europeans to abolish slavery.
Amstel Brewery was founded on June 11, 1870, in Amsterdam. It is named after the Amstel River which served for refrigeration. They use ice from canals to help keep their brews cold.
Death by suicide of van Gogh.
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