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Ancestors (and descendant) of Henricus Petrus Josephus van Geffen

Adrianus van Geffen
1859-1921
Elizabeth van Lijssel
1857-1942
Adrianus Otten
1848-1907
Antonia van Eijndhoven
1850-1917
Antonia Otten
1892-1943

Henricus Petrus Josephus van Geffen
1928-1976


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Historical events

Birthday July 16, 1928

  • The temperature on July 16, 1928 was between 16.5 °C and 26.4 °C and averaged 21.1 °C. There was 13.2 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 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.
    • March 21 » Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
    • May 3 » The Jinan incident begins with the deaths of twelve Japanese civilians by Chinese forces in Jinan, China, which leads to Japanese retaliation and the deaths of over 2,000 Chinese civilians in the following days.
    • September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
    • October 15 » The airship, Graf Zeppelin completes its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States.
    • November 22 » The premier performance of Ravel's Boléro takes place in Paris.
    • December 13 » George Gershwin's An American in Paris is first performed.

Day of death June 9, 1976

  • The temperature on June 9, 1976 was between 16.9 °C and 31.0 °C and averaged 23.6 °C. There was 12.0 hours of sunshine (72%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1976: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.7 million citizens.
    • April 9 » The EMD F40PH diesel locomotive enters revenue service with Amtrak.
    • May 6 » The 6.5 Mw  Friuli earthquake affected Northern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 900–978 dead and 1,700–2,400 injured.
    • July 4 » The U.S. celebrates its Bicentennial.
    • July 21 » Christopher Ewart-Biggs, the British ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, is assassinated by the Provisional IRA.
    • July 29 » In New York City, David Berkowitz (a.k.a. the "Son of Sam") kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks.
    • November 24 » The Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake in eastern Turkey kills between 4,000 and 5,000 people.

Day of burial June 12, 1976

  • The temperature on June 12, 1976 was between 10.2 °C and 24.9 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (56%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1976: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.7 million citizens.
    • January 2 » The Gale of January 1976 begins, resulting in coastal flooding around the southern North Sea coasts, affecting countries from Ireland to Yugoslavia and causing at least 82 deaths and US$1.3 billion in damage.
    • February 4 » In Guatemala and Honduras an earthquake kills more than 22,000.
    • March 30 » Israeli-Palestinian conflict: in the first organized response against Israeli policies by a Palestinian collective since 1948, Palestinians create the first Land Day.
    • July 17 » East Timor is annexed, and becomes the 27th province of Indonesia.
    • July 18 » Nadia Comăneci becomes the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
    • August 7 » Viking program: Viking 2 enters orbit around Mars.


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