Database Van Broekhoven » Johannes Wilhelmus Gest (1901-1955)

Personal data Johannes Wilhelmus Gest 


Household of Johannes Wilhelmus Gest

He is married to Johanna Antonia Zoet.

They got married on November 16, 1921 at Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 20 years old.Source 1


Child(ren):

  2. Antonie Gest  1925-2011
  3. (Not public)

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Johannes Wilhelmus Gest?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


Timeline Johannes Wilhelmus Gest

  This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info. Symbols used: grootouders grandparents   ouders parents   broers-zussen brothers/sisters   kinderen children

Ancestors (and descendant) of Johannes Wilhelmus Gest

Johannes Wilhelmus Gest
1901-1955

1921

Johanna Antonia Zoet
1904-1983

Karel Christiaan Gest
1922-1988
Antonie Gest
1925-2011
(Not public)

With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).

Sources

  1. (Not public)

Historical events

Birthday August 25, 1901

  • The temperature on August 25, 1901 was between 5.2 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 11.8 hours of sunshine (84%). 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • August 5 » Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24ft 11.75in (7.6137m), a record that would stand for 20 years.
    • August 10 » The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
    • September 14 » U.S. President William McKinley dies after being mortally wounded on September 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz and is succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.
    • September 17 » Second Boer War: A Boer column defeats a British force at the Battle of Blood River Poort.
    • November 18 » Britain and the United States sign the Hay–Pauncefote Treaty, which nullifies the Clayton–Bulwer Treaty and withdraws British objections to an American-controlled canal in Panama.
    • November 27 » The U.S. Army War College is established.

Day of marriage November 16, 1921

  • The temperature on November 16, 1921 was between -2.1 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
    • February 25 » Georgian capital Tbilisi falls to the invading Russian forces after heavy fighting and the Russians declare the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.
    • July 11 » A truce in the Irish War of Independence comes into effect.
    • July 11 » Former president of the United States William Howard Taft is sworn in as 10th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the only person ever to hold both offices.
    • July 22 » Rif War: The Spanish Army suffers its worst military defeat in modern times to the Berbers of the Rif region of Spanish Morocco.
    • July 23 » The Communist Party of China (CPC) is established at the founding National Congress.
    • September 7 » In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held.

Day of death February 4, 1955

  • The temperature on February 4, 1955 was between 2.8 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 5.6 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (15%). The heavily clouded was. 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)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
    • April 7 » Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid indications of failing health.
    • April 11 » The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang.
    • April 15 » McDonald's restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois.
    • May 5 » The General Treaty, by which France, Britain and the United States recognize the sovereignty of West Germany, comes into effect.
    • August 17 » Hurricane Diane made landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina, and it went on to cause major floods and kill more than 184 people.
    • November 15 » The first part of Saint Petersburg Metro is opened.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1943 » Frank Calder, English-Canadian ice hockey player and journalist (b. 1877)
  • 1944 » Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian author and translator (b. 1872)
  • 1956 » Savielly Tartakower, Russian-French chess player, journalist, and author (b. 1887)
  • 1958 » Henry Kuttner, American author and screenwriter (b. 1915)
  • 1959 » Una O'Connor, Irish-American actress (b. 1880)
  • 1968 » Neal Cassady, American novelist and poet (b. 1926)

About the surname Gest

  • View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname Gest.
  • Check the information Open Archives has about Gest.
  • Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching Gest.

The Database Van Broekhoven publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
J. van Broekhoven, "Database Van Broekhoven", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/database-van-broekhoven/I196576.php : accessed January 31, 2026), "Johannes Wilhelmus Gest (1901-1955)".