Database Van Broekhoven » Petrus van Gestel (1865-1942)

Personal data Petrus van Gestel 


Household of Petrus van Gestel

He is married to Gijsberdien Vera.

They got married on July 26, 1899 at Herpt en Bern, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 34 years old.Source 1


Child(ren):

  1. Johanna van Gestel  1900-1967
  3. Lucia van Gestel  1905-1938 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Petrus van Gestel

Petrus van Gestel
1865-1942

1899

Gijsberdien Vera
1870-1927

Johanna van Gestel
1900-1967
Gijsberdina Johanna van Gestel
1901-1963
Lucia van Gestel
1905-1938
Gijsberdina van Gestel
1908-1984

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Historical events

Birthday April 20, 1865

  • The temperature on April 20, 1865 was about 16.1 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%. 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 20 » Astronomer Angelo Secchi demonstrates the Secchi disk, which measures water clarity, aboard Pope Pius IX's yacht, the L'Immaculata Concezion.
    • April 27 » The New York State Senate creates Cornell University as the state's land grant institution.
    • May 10 » American Civil War: In Kentucky, Union soldiers ambush and mortally wound Confederate raider William Quantrill, who lingers until his death on June 6.
    • May 13 » American Civil War: Battle of Palmito Ranch: In far south Texas, the last land battle of the Civil War ends with a Confederate victory.
    • November 10 » Major Henry Wirz, the superintendent of a prison camp in Andersonville, Georgia, is hanged, becoming one of only three American Civil War soldiers executed for war crimes.
    • 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 marriage July 26, 1899

  • The temperature on July 26, 1899 was about 21.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Spanish rule ends in Cuba.
    • March 6 » Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark.
    • June 12 » New Richmond tornado: The eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
    • July 11 » Fiat founded by Giovanni Agnelli in Turin, Italy.
    • September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
    • November 28 » The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.

Day of death November 29, 1942

  • The temperature on November 29, 1942 was between 1.3 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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.
    • May 12 » World War II: Second Battle of Kharkov: In eastern Ukraine, Red Army forces under Marshal Semyon Timoshenko launch a major offensive from the Izium bridgehead, only to be encircled and destroyed by the troops of Army Group South two weeks later.
    • May 31 » World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia.
    • July 18 » The Germans test fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 using its jet engines for the first time.
    • July 22 » Grossaktion Warsaw: The systematic deportation of Jews from the Warsaw ghetto begins.
    • July 23 » World War II: The German offensives Operation Edelweiss and Operation Braunschweig begin.
    • September 27 » Last day of the Matanikau action on Guadalcanal as United States Marines barely escape after being surrounded by Japanese forces.


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About the surname Van Gestel


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