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Personal data Adolf Wessels 


Household of Adolf Wessels

He is married to Johanna van den Brink.

They got married.Source 1


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Adolf Wessels

Adolf Wessels
1865-1942


Johanna van den Brink
1868-1938

Willemijntje Wessels
1901-1951

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Historical events

Birthday February 24, 1865

  • The temperature on February 24, 1865 was about 6.3 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 29 » American Civil War: Federal forces under Major General Philip Sheridan move to flank Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee as the Appomattox Campaign begins.
    • June 28 » The Army of the Potomac is disbanded.
    • July 14 » First ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party, four of whom die on the descent.
    • July 27 » Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina.
    • December 1 » Shaw University, the first historically black university in the southern United States, is founded in Raleigh, North Carolina.
    • December 24 » Jonathan Shank and Barry Ownby form The Ku Klux Klan.

Day of death July 20, 1942

  • The temperature on July 20, 1942 was between 12.9 °C and 15.9 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
    • January 19 » World War II: The Japanese conquest of Burma begins.
    • January 24 » World War II: The Allies bombard Bangkok, leading Thailand, then under Japanese control, to declare war against the United States and United Kingdom.
    • February 10 » World War II: Imperial Japanese Army capture Banjarmasin, capital of Borneo in Dutch East Indies.
    • June 3 » World War II: Japan begins the Aleutian Islands Campaign by bombing Unalaska Island.
    • June 11 » World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union.
    • August 24 » World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk, with the loss of seven officers and 113 crewmen. The US carrier USSEnterprise is heavily damaged.


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Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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