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Personal data Jan Albertus David Groenewald 


Household of Jan Albertus David Groenewald

He is married to Maria Cornelia Kruger.

They got married on December 30, 1908 at Rustenburg Transvaal South Africa, he was 24 years old.


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Albertus David Groenewald

Jan Albertus David Groenewald
1884-1931

1908

Maria Cornelia Kruger
1891-1939

Christina Elizabeth Groenewald
1924-1986

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Historical events

Birthday May 29, 1884

  • The temperature on May 29, 1884 was about 13.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1884: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 4 » The Fabian Society is founded in London, United Kingdom.
    • February 1 » The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
    • March 27 » A mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, attacks members of a jury which had returned a verdict of manslaughter in what was seen as a clear case of murder; over the next few days the mob would riot and eventually destroy the courthouse.
    • May 1 » Moses Fleetwood Walker becomes the first black person to play in a professional baseball game in the United States.
    • July 5 » Germany takes possession of Cameroon.
    • November 1 » The Gaelic Athletic Association is set up in Hayes's Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary.

Day of marriage December 30, 1908

  • The temperature on December 30, 1908 was between -14.9 °C and -8.9 °C and averaged -12.0 °C. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
    • March 9 » Inter Milan was founded on Football Club Internazionale, following a schism from A.C. Milan.
    • April 8 » Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.
    • June 18 » The University of the Philippines is established.
    • September 16 » The General Motors Corporation is founded.
    • October 14 » The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series.
    • December 2 » Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.

Day of death February 1, 1931

  • The temperature on February 1, 1931 was between 0.3 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
    • March 5 » The British Raj: Gandhi–Irwin Pact is signed.
    • March 26 » Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is founded in Vietnam.
    • June 23 » Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine plane.
    • August 24 » Resignation of the United Kingdom's Second Labour Government. Formation of the UK National Government.
    • October 1 » The George Washington Bridge in the United States, linking New Jersey and New York, is opened.
    • November 7 » The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 1880 » Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher († 1936)
  • 1892 » Alfonsina Storni, Swiss-Argentinian poet and author († 1938)
  • 1893 » Max Brand, American journalist and author († 1944)
  • 1894 » Beatrice Lillie, Canadian-English actress, singer and writer († 1989)
  • 1894 » Josef von Sternberg, Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1969)

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About the surname Groenewald


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