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Personal data Gerardus Brok
- He was born on August 30, 1852 in Oudheusden en Elshout.
- He died on February 5, 1928 in Oudheusden en Elshout, he was 75 years old.
- A child of Adrianus Brok and Wilhelmina de Knuyf
- This information was last updated on March 14, 2020.
Household of Gerardus Brok
He is married to Petronella van Giersbergen.
They got married on May 18, 1886 at Drunen, he was 33 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Willem Brok 1887-1903
- Adriana Brok 1891-1895
- Woutherus Brok 1900-1902
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Sources
7048 SA Land van Heusden en Altena - http://www.salha.nl/
Historical events
Birthday August 30, 1852
- The temperature on August 30, 1852 was about 17.0 °C. There was 7 mm of rain. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1852: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- January 17 » The United Kingdom signs the Sand River Convention with the South African Republic.
- March 17 » Annibale De Gasparis discovers in Naples the asteroid Psyche from the north dome of the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte
- July 3 » Congress establishes the United States' 2nd mint in San Francisco.
- August 21 » Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory.
- September 11 » Outbreak of Revolution of September 11 resulting in the State of Buenos Aires declaring independence as a Republic.
- September 19 » Annibale de Gasparis discovers the asteroid Massalia from the north dome of the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte.
Day of marriage May 18, 1886
- The temperature on May 18, 1886 was about 14.7 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. 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 1886: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- May 4 » Haymarket affair: A bomb is thrown at policemen trying to break up a labor rally in Chicago, United States, killing eight and wounding 60. The police fire into the crowd.
- May 5 » The Bay View massacre: A militia fires into a crowd of protesters in Milwaukee, killing seven.
- June 26 » Henri Moissan isolated elemental Fluorine for the first time.
- June 30 » The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal, Quebec. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.
- July 4 » The Canadian Pacific Railway's first scheduled train from Montreal arrives in Port Moody on the Pacific coast, after six days of travel.
- August 31 » The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.
Day of death February 5, 1928
- The temperature on February 5, 1928 was between 2.7 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 4.9 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 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 year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
- January 31 » Leon Trotsky is exiled to Alma-Ata.
- March 21 » Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
- October 1 » The Soviet Union introduces its first five-year plan.
- October 2 » The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.
- October 22 » Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Puerto Rico.
- November 22 » The premier performance of Ravel's Boléro takes place in Paris.
Same birth/death day
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- 1850 » Marcelo H. del Pilar, Filipino journalist and lawyer († 1896)
- 1852 » J. Alden Weir, American painter and academic († 1919)
- 1852 » Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Dutch chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1911)
- 1856 » Carl David Tolmé Runge, German mathematician, physicist, and spectroscopist († 1927)
- 1922 » Christiaan de Wet, South African general and politician, State President of the Orange Free State (b. 1854)
- 1922 » Slavoljub Eduard Penkala, Croatian engineer, invented the mechanical pencil (b. 1871)
- 1927 » Inayat Khan, Indian mystic and educator (b. 1882)
- 1931 » Athanasios Eftaxias, Greek politician, 118th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1849)
- 1933 » Josiah Thomas, English-Australian miner and politician (b. 1863)
- 1937 » Lou Andreas-Salomé, Russian-German psychoanalyst and author (b. 1861)
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