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Personal data Matthijs van Gaalen 


Household of Matthijs van Gaalen

He is married to Maria Westeijn.

They got married on October 2, 1930 at Monster, he was 27 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Matthijs van Gaalen

Arij van Gaalen
1814-1858
Leena Koene
1817-1896
Bernardus Gerardus Moor
1825-1888
Maria Snijders
1831-1884

Matthijs van Gaalen
1903-1967

1930

Maria Westeijn
1897-1984


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Historical events

Birthday August 20, 1903

  • The temperature on August 20, 1903 was between 8.3 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • January 17 » El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
    • March 14 » Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first national wildlife refuge in the US, is established by President Theodore Roosevelt.
    • June 16 » Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
    • June 19 » Benito Mussolini, at the time a radical Socialist, is arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike.
    • July 20 » The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
    • August 3 » Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.

Day of marriage October 2, 1930

  • The temperature on October 2, 1930 was between 5.6 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.2 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 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 1930: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.8 million citizens.
    • January 26 » The Indian National Congress declares 26 January as Independence Day or as the day for Poorna Swaraj ("Complete Independence") which occurred 17 years later.
    • February 10 » The Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng launches the failed Yên Bái mutiny in hope to overthrow French protectorate over Vietnam.
    • February 16 » The Romanian Football Federation joins FIFA.
    • April 2 » After the mysterious death of Empress Zewditu, Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia.
    • October 3 » The German Socialist Labour Party in Poland – Left is founded.
    • December 7 » W1XAV in Boston, Massachusetts telecasts video from the CBS radio orchestra program, The Fox Trappers. The telecast also includes the first television commercial in the United States, an advertisement for I.J. Fox Furriers, who sponsored the radio show.

Day of death November 14, 1967

  • The temperature on November 14, 1967 was between 2.5 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1967: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.5 million citizens.
    • June 9 » Six-Day War: Israel captures the Golan Heights from Syria.
    • June 14 » Mariner program: Mariner 5 is launched towards Venus.
    • July 6 » Nigerian Civil War: Nigerian forces invade Biafra, beginning the war.
    • October 21 » The National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam organizes a march of fifty thousand people from the Lincoln Memorial to the Pentagon.
    • November 19 » The establishment of TVB, the first wireless commercial television station in Hong Kong.
    • December 19 » Harold Holt, the Prime Minister of Australia, is officially presumed dead.

Day of burial November 18, 1967

  • The temperature on November 18, 1967 was between -3.5 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 0.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (87%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1967: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.5 million citizens.
    • February 13 » American researchers discover the Madrid Codices by Leonardo da Vinci in the National Library of Spain.
    • May 10 » The Northrop M2-F2 crashes on landing, becoming the inspiration for the novel Cyborg and TV series The Six Million Dollar Man.
    • May 30 » The Nigerian Eastern Region declares independence as the Republic of Biafra, sparking a civil war.
    • June 7 » Six-Day War: Israeli soldiers enter Jerusalem.
    • July 6 » Nigerian Civil War: Nigerian forces invade Biafra, beginning the war.
    • September 20 » RMSQueen Elizabeth 2 is launched Clydebank, Scotland.


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