Family tree Zegert Vis » Willem Grift (1885-1962)

Personal data Willem Grift 

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Household of Willem Grift

He is married to Willempje Jansen.

They got married on February 19, 1909 at Putten, Gelderland, Nederland, he was 23 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Marinus Grift  1922-2007 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Grift

Harmen Grift
1823-1895
Willempje Verhoef
1830-1871
Jacob Knevel
1829-????
Jacomina Toes
1827-1887
Willem Grift
1855-????

Willem Grift
1885-1962

1909

Willempje Jansen
1890-1972

Marinus Grift
1922-2007

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  1. Grafsteen, Algemene bron, 1
    Graf-01, Algemene bron

Historical events

Birthday May 5, 1885

  • The temperature on May 5, 1885 was about 10.1 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
    • March 14 » The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.
    • March 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
    • July 1 » The United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada.
    • July 20 » The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association.
    • September 6 » Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria, thus accomplishing Bulgarian unification.

Day of marriage February 19, 1909

  • The temperature on February 19, 1909 was between -3.1 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 3 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
    • February 12 » The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
    • April 18 » Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.
    • June 26 » The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity.
    • August 24 » Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal.
    • August 30 » Burgess Shale fossils are discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott.
    • December 10 » Selma Lagerlöf becomes the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Day of death April 4, 1962

  • The temperature on April 4, 1962 was between 4.9 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 8.9 mm of rain during 7.1 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (15%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
    • May 22 » Continental Airlines Flight 11 crashes after bombs explode on board.
    • August 17 » Peter Fechter is shot and bleeds to death while trying to cross the new Berlin Wall.
    • August 31 » Trinidad and Tobago becomes independent.
    • September 8 » Last run of the famous Pines Express over the Somerset and Dorset Railway line (UK) fittingly using the last steam locomotive built by British Railways, BR Standard Class 9F 92220 Evening Star.
    • December 13 » NASA launches Relay 1, the first active repeater communications satellite in orbit.
    • December 14 » NASA's Mariner 2 becomes the first spacecraft to fly by Venus.


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