When Johann Christiaan Ferdinand Michiel Koning was born on 17 August 1848, in Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands, his father, Michiel Henricus Koning, was 34 and his mother, Yda Jans Nieuwhof, was 32. He married Margaretha de Boer on 23 May 1880, in Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 3 October 1909, in his hometown, at the age of 61.
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Birth of Vincent van Gogh.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Otto, Rainer.
Dutch; German (also Köning): from Middle Dutch coninc, Middle Low German konink ‘king’ (compare Koenig ), a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or inn name, or a nickname for someone who gave himself royal airs, or a status name for the head of a craftmen's guild, or a society of archers, or minstrels. Compare also De Koning and Koening .
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