Database Van Broekhoven » Maria Wilhelmina van Gestel (1919-2008)
Personal data Maria Wilhelmina van Gestel
- She was born on August 31, 1919 in Stratum, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
- She died on December 22, 2008 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, she was 89 years old.
- A child of Mathijs van Gestel and Henrica Adriana Valkenburg
- This information was last updated on December 25, 2025.
Household of Maria Wilhelmina van Gestel
She is married to Theodorus Lambertus van de Grint.
They got married on June 29, 1944 at Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, she was 24 years old.Source 1
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Historical events
Birthday August 31, 1919
- The temperature on August 31, 1919 was between 7.0 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 1919: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
- February 17 » The Ukrainian People's Republic asks Entente and the US for help fighting the Bolsheviks.
- March 2 » The first Communist International meets in Moscow.
- May 1 » German troops enter Munich to suppress the Bavarian Soviet Republic.
- June 4 » Women's rights: The U.S. Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification.
- June 28 » The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I.
- December 3 » After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, including two collapses causing 89 deaths, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic.
Day of marriage June 29, 1944
- The temperature on June 29, 1944 was between 12.4 °C and 23.8 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 9.3 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1944: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
- January 31 » World War II: American forces land on Kwajalein Atoll and other islands in the Japanese-held Marshall Islands.
- April 26 » Heinrich Kreipe is captured by Allied commandos in occupied Crete.
- August 13 » World War II: German troops begin the pillage and razing of Anogeia in Crete that would continue until September 5.
- August 28 » World War II: Marseille and Toulon are liberated.
- September 3 » Holocaust: Diarist Anne Frank and her family are placed on the last transport train from the Westerbork transit camp to the Auschwitz concentration camp, arriving three days later.
- September 19 » World War II: The Moscow Armistice between Finland and the Soviet Union is signed.
Day of death December 22, 2008
- The temperature on December 22, 2008 was between 1.0 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
- In the year 2008: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 16.4 million citizens.
- February 5 » A major tornado outbreak across the Southern United States kills 57.
- February 23 » A United States Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber crashes on Guam, marking the first operational loss of a B-2.
- May 30 » TACA Flight 390 overshoots the runway at Toncontín International Airport, killing five people.
- July 10 » Former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube Boškoski is acquitted of all war-crimes charges by a United Nations Tribunal.
- September 11 » A major Channel Tunnel fire breaks out on a freight train, resulting in the closure of part of the tunnel for six months.
- December 27 » Operation Cast Lead: Israel launches 3-week operation on Gaza.
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