Family tree Griffioen Jellema Friese Adel » John Griffioen (1911-)

Personal data John Griffioen 


Household of John Griffioen

He is married to Elizabeth Sluiter.

They got married on April 16, 1945, he was 34 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Arie Jay Griffioen  1937-1978 

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Historical events

Birthday January 11, 1911

  • The temperature on January 11, 1911 was between 0.9 °C and 3.7 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 3 » A magnitude 7.7 earthquake destroys the city of Almaty in Russian Turkestan.
    • April 27 » Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
    • May 30 » At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
    • May 31 » The RMS Titanic is launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
    • August 24 » Manuel de Arriaga is elected and sworn-in as the first President of Portugal.
    • December 29 » Mongolia gains independence from the Qing dynasty, enthroning 8th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu as Khagan of Mongolia.

Day of marriage April 16, 1945

  • The temperature on April 16, 1945 was between 11.0 °C and 23.1 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
    • January 1 » World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches Operation Bodenplatte, a massive, but failed attempt to knock out Allied air power in northern Europe in a single blow.
    • January 31 » US Army private Eddie Slovik is executed for desertion, the first such execution of an American soldier since the Civil War.
    • March 17 » The Ludendorff Bridge in Remagen, Germany, collapses, ten days after its capture.
    • April 9 » The United States Atomic Energy Commission is formed.
    • May 11 » World War II: Off the coast of Okinawa, the aircraft carrier USSBunker Hill is hit by two kamikazes.
    • June 22 » World War II: The Battle of Okinawa comes to an end.


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