Dirk van der Kooij | |
Dirk van der Kooij one day before his 107th birthday in 1982. | |
Birth: | 17 December 1875 Pijnacker, South Holland, Netherlands |
Death: | 6 January 1984 Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands |
Age: | 108 years, 20 days |
Country: | NED |
Centenarian |
Dirk Johannes van der Kooij (17 December 1875 – 6 January 1984) was a Dutch centenarian who was the oldest known living man in the Netherlands at time of his death.
Biography[]
Dirk van der Kooij was born in Pijnacker, South Holland, Netherlands on 17 December 1875. He became the oldest known living man in the Netherlands following the death of 107-year-old Jan Nijenhuis on 2 May 1982.
Dirk van der Kooij died in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands on 6 January 1984 at the age of 108 years, 20 days. Following his death, 106-year-old Pieter Zaaijer (1877–1984) became the oldest known living man in the Netherlands.
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Netherlands's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
Jannes Reiling • Hendrikus van Horsen • Petrus Bartelen • Keimpe Nijdam • Jan Kip • Wilhelmus Kostering • Willem van der Hulst • Marinus Wolffensberger • Johannes Hesseling • Jacob Hazewinkel • Willem Wels • Andre Beekman • Watze Watzema • Henri van Dooren • Cornelis Bredijk • Huibert Prins • Hendrikus Verhoeven • Johannes van der Hoeven • Marcus Faasse • Gerrit van der Horst • Martin Hendrix • Hendrik Nessen • Pieter Zandee • Johannes Rijstenbil • Arthur Notte • Johannes Linning • Gerardus Boomaerts • Jan Nijenhuis • Dirk van der Kooij • Pieter Zaaijer • Albert Geerlings • Jan Machiel Reyskens • Cornelis Jansen • Hendrikus de Bijl • Johannes van Capel • Reinier Pelgrom • Jan de Winter • Frits Rijkens • Jan Pieter Bos • Frits Botterblom • Henri Timmermans • Joop Rosbach • Ko de Lavoir • Jan Voogt Pzn • Jan van der Giessen • Adrianus van der Vaart • Jos Wijnant • Cornelis Geurtz • Gerard Helders • Arie Vermeulen • Tjeerd Epema • Serop Mirzoyan • Floor van Cleemputte • Wim Hendriks • Jacob Berg • Dirk van der Noen • Jan Willem van de Kamp • Eelke Bakker • John Huang |