Database Van Broekhoven » Hendrik Gerardus van den Broek (1867-1940)
Personal data Hendrik Gerardus van den Broek
- He was born on December 5, 1867 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland.
- He died on February 6, 1940 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland, he was 72 years old.
- A child of Willem Johannes van den Broek and Lena Hendrina Bal
- This information was last updated on March 19, 2013.
Household of Hendrik Gerardus van den Broek
He is married to Johanne Specht.
They got married on October 17, 1895 at Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, he was 27 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Willem Hendrik van den Broek 1896-1959
- Lena Gesine van den Broek 1899-????
Timeline Hendrik Gerardus van den Broek
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Historical events
Birthday December 5, 1867
- The temperature on December 5, 1867 was about -4.2 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- In the year 1867: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 8 » African American men are granted the right to vote in Washington, D.C.
- March 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the first Reconstruction Act.
- May 29 » The Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 ("the Compromise") is born through Act 12, which establishes the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
- September 2 » Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Japan, marries Masako Ichijō, thereafter known as Empress Shōken.
- November 23 » The Manchester Martyrs are hanged in Manchester, England, for killing a police officer while freeing two Irish Republican Brotherhood members from custody.
- December 2 » At Tremont Temple in Boston, British author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States.
Day of marriage October 17, 1895
- The temperature on October 17, 1895 was about 6.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1895: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 13 » First Italo-Ethiopian War: the war's opening battle, the Battle of Coatit, occurs; it is an Italian victory.
- February 1 » Fountains Valley, Pretoria, the oldest nature reserve in Africa, is proclaimed by President Paul Kruger.
- March 15 » Heian Shrine is founded.
- March 22 » Before the Société pour L'Encouragement à l'Industrie, brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière demonstrate movie film technology publicly for the first time.
- November 5 » George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile.
- November 8 » While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray.
Day of death February 6, 1940
- The temperature on February 6, 1940 was between 0.7 °C and 2.8 °C and averaged 1.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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.
- January 7 » Winter War: Battle of Raate Road - The Finnish 9th Division finally defeat the numerically superior Soviet forces on the Raate-Suomussalmi road.
- March 23 » The Lahore Resolution (Qarardad-e-Pakistan or Qarardad-e-Lahore) is put forward at the Annual General Convention of the All-India Muslim League.
- May 7 » World War II: The Norway Debate in the British House of Commons begins, and leads to the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with Winston Churchill three days later.
- August 26 » Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor.
- October 1 » The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic.
- October 17 » The body of Communist propagandist Willi Münzenberg found in South France, starting a never-resolved mystery.
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- 1867 » Antti Aarne, Finnish author and academic († 1925)
- 1867 » Józef Piłsudski, Polish field marshal and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Poland († 1935)
- 1868 » Arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist and academic († 1951)
- 1869 » Ellis Parker Butler, American author and poet († 1937)
- 1929 » Maria Christina of Austria (b. 1858)
- 1931 » Motilal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (b. 1861)
- 1932 » John Earle, Australian politician, 22nd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1865)
- 1938 » Marianne von Werefkin, Russian-Swiss painter (b. 1860)
- 1942 » Jaan Soots, Estonian general and politician, 7th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1880)
- 1951 » Gabby Street, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1882)
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