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Household of Jacques Romain Georges BREL

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They got married on May 20, 1950 at Laeken, 21123, Région Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgique, , he was 21 years old.


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Notes about Jacques Romain Georges BREL

#Générale#Jacques **BREL : généalogie par Bernadette GOMBERT (jeanmariedepinoy) - Geneanet

Jacques Brel : généalogie par bakkerke123 - Geneanet

De overgrootvader van Brel, Jean-Augustin Brel, was vanaf 1833 burgemeester van het Vlaamse Zandvoorde (nu een deelgemeente van Zonnebeke). Als lid van de gegoede burgerij sprak hij, haast vanzelfsprekend, Frans.
De vader van Jacques, Romain (6 februari 1883 8 januari 1964) vertrok in 1911 naar Congo, werkend voor een handelsfirma. Op 3 december 1921 trouwde hij in Brussel met Elisabeth Van Adorp (14 februari 1896 7 maart 1964). Ze vestigden zich samen in Congo, waar op 13 augustus 1922 de tweeling Pierre en Nelly werd geboren. In januari 1923 overleden beide kinderen aan tyfus. Op 19 oktober 1923 werd een zoon geboren die (opnieuw) de naam Pierre kreeg. In 1926 keerden de Brels definitief terug naar Brussel. Ze vestigden zich in de buitenwijk Schaarbeek, waar in 1929 Jacques werd geboren. Romain verliet in 1931 de import-export en werd vennoot in de Brusselse kartonfabriek die in 1921 door zijn schoonbroer, Armand Vanneste, was opgericht. Het bedrijf werd omgedoopt in Vanneste & Brel.
Jacques' moeder, door hem steevast "Mouky" genoemd (een Franse bastaardspelling van het Nederlandse moeke, koosnaam voor moeder), was erg gelovig. Ze hield van acteren en zingen en schreef af en toe liedjes. Romain Brel was een niet-praktiserend katholiek met een liberale politieke overtuiging. Op zijn twaalfde leerde hij Nederlands. Het bekrompen bourgeoismilieu waartegen Jacques Brel zich later in zijn chansons afzet is volgens tijdgenoten dan ook niet zozeer gebaseerd op het gezin waarin hijzelf opgroeide, maar veel meer op bijvoorbeeld de familie Vanneste, die Jacques van zeer nabij kende.(bron Wikipedia)

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Birthday April 8, 1929

  • The temperature on April 8, 1929 was between -0.5 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1929: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
    • February 26 » President Calvin Coolidge signs an executive order establishing the 96,000 acre Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
    • April 8 » Indian independence movement: At the Delhi Central Assembly, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt throw handouts and bombs to court arrest.
    • May 16 » In Hollywood, the first Academy Awards ceremony takes place.
    • June 17 » The town of Murchison, New Zealand Is rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killing 17. At the time it was New Zealand's worst natural disaster.
    • June 21 » An agreement brokered by U.S. Ambassador Dwight Whitney Morrow ends the Cristero War in Mexico.
    • August 23 » Hebron Massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attack on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine, continuing until the next day, resulted in the death of 65–68 Jews and the remaining Jews being forced to leave the city.

Day of marriage May 20, 1950

  • The temperature on May 20, 1950 was between 11.4 °C and 24.4 °C and averaged 16.2 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain during 4.9 hours. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
    • March 17 » Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "californium".
    • June 25 » The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.
    • August 12 » Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre: 75 American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
    • August 20 » Korean War: United Nations repel an offensive by North Korean divisions attempting to cross the Nakdong River and assault the city of Taegu.
    • September 4 » Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race.
    • December 2 » Korean War: Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River ended, with decisive Chinese victory, UN forces were completely expelled from North Korea.

Day of death October 9, 1978

  • The temperature on October 9, 1978 was between 10.3 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (8%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1978: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.9 million citizens.
    • April 7 » Development of the neutron bomb is canceled by President Jimmy Carter.
    • April 27 » Former United States President Nixon aide John D. Ehrlichman is released from an Arizona prison after serving 18 months for Watergate-related crimes.
    • July 30 » The 730: Okinawa Prefecture changes its traffic on the right-hand side of the road to the left-hand side.
    • August 7 » U.S. President Jimmy Carter declares a federal emergency at Love Canal due to toxic waste that had been disposed of negligently.
    • August 17 » Double Eagle II becomes first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it lands in Miserey, France near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine.
    • October 16 » Pope John Paul II becomes the first non-Italian pontiff since 1523.


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