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Personal data Johannes Gelens 

  • He was born on April 12, 1869 in Breda.
  • He died on April 2, 1928 in Ginneken en Bavel, he was 58 years old.
  • This information was last updated on February 12, 2023.

Household of Johannes Gelens

(1) He is married to Maasje Riphagen.

They got married on July 6, 1891 at Breda, he was 22 years old.Source 1

The couple were divorced from October 6, 1911 at Amsterdam.Source 1


(2) He is married to Margaretha Wilhelmina Gruter.

They got married on September 11, 1913 at Amsterdam, he was 44 years old.Source 2

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Sources

  1. 0038 GA Breda - http://stadsarchief.breda.nl
  2. 0074 Noord-Hollands archief www.noord-hollandsarchief.nl

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Historical events

Birthday April 12, 1869

  • The temperature on April 12, 1869 was about 24.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 39%. 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 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1869: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • April 17 » Morelos is admitted as the 27th state of Mexico.
    • June 27 » The Republic of Ezo on the island of Hokkaido ends after being defeated by Japanese Imperial troops.
    • October 16 » Girton College, Cambridge is founded, becoming England's first residential college for women.
    • October 16 » The Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous American hoaxes, is "discovered".
    • November 6 » In New Brunswick, New Jersey, Rutgers College defeats Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey), 6–4, in the first official intercollegiate American football game.
    • November 17 » In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated.

Day of death April 2, 1928

  • The temperature on April 2, 1928 was between 3.0 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 1 » Boris Bazhanov defects through Iran. He is the only assistant of Joseph Stalin's secretariat to have defected from the Eastern Bloc.
    • April 14 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, reaches Greenly Island, Canada - the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
    • 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 10 » Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.
    • October 28 » The "Indonesia Raya", now the national anthem, is first played during the Second Indonesian Youth Congress.


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