Het Grote Driessen Boek » Petronella Herd (1917-1940)

Personal data Petronella Herd 


Household of Petronella Herd

She is married to Driessen.

They got married at Hoensbroek, Limburg, Netherlands.


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Historical events

Birthday May 13, 1917

  • The temperature on May 13, 1917 was between 14.9 °C and 24.7 °C and averaged 18.7 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (24%). 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
    • April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
    • April 12 » World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans.
    • May 18 » World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
    • May 19 » The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK is founded.
    • September 26 » World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
    • October 25 » Old Style date of the October Revolution in Russia.

Day of death March 17, 1940

  • The temperature on March 17, 1940 was between 0.9 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 5.8 mm of rain during 5.6 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
    • March 12 » Winter War: Finland signs the Moscow Peace Treaty with the Soviet Union, ceding almost all of Finnish Karelia.
    • June 3 » World War II: The Battle of Dunkirk ends with a German victory and with Allied forces in full retreat.
    • June 17 » World War II: The British Army's 11th Hussars assault and take Fort Capuzzo in Libya, Africa from Italian forces.
    • September 9 » George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer.
    • October 1 » The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic.
    • November 14 » World War II: In England, Coventry is heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers. Coventry Cathedral is almost completely destroyed.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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The Het Grote Driessen Boek publication was prepared by Roger Driessen (contact is not possible).
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Roger Driessen, "Het Grote Driessen Boek", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/het-grote-driessen-boek/R44015.php : accessed May 5, 2024), "Petronella Herd (1917-1940)".