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Household of Adolf Wessels

He is married to Johanna van den Brink.

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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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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.
    • April 9 » American Civil War: Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26,765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the war.
    • April 12 » American Civil War: Mobile, Alabama, falls to the Union Army.
    • May 25 » In Mobile, Alabama, around 300 people are killed when an ordnance depot explodes.
    • June 28 » The Army of the Potomac is disbanded.
    • July 27 » Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina.
    • December 2 » Alabama ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, followed by North Carolina then Georgia, and U.S. slaves were legally free within two weeks

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.
    • February 22 » World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as the Japanese victory becomes inevitable.
    • March 29 » The Bombing of Lübeck in World War II is the first major success for the RAF Bomber Command against Germany and a German city.
    • May 8 » World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea comes to an end with Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attacking and sinking the United States Navy aircraft carrier USSLexington.
    • November 1 » World War II: Matanikau Offensive begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends three days later with an American victory.
    • December 7 » World War II: British commandos conduct Operation Frankton, a raid on shipping in Bordeaux harbour.
    • December 16 » The Holocaust: Schutzstaffel chief Heinrich Himmler orders that Roma candidates for extermination be deported to Auschwitz.


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Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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