Genealogy Bovenschen, Looijenga, Van Gelderen en Van Donk » Henry Gradus Bensink (1889-1962)
Personal data Henry Gradus Bensink
- He was born on April 18, 1889 in Pella-Iowa (USA).
- He died on August 1, 1962 in Pella-Iowa (USA), he was 73 years old.
- He is buried in Pella-Iowa (USA).
- A child of Gradus Bensink and Dina Bogaard
- This information was last updated on October 6, 2022.
Household of Henry Gradus Bensink
He is married to Dena van Roekel.
They got married in the year 1911, he was 21 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Verna Henrietta Bensink 1915-2008
- Ardelia Mae Bensink 1917-1999
- Elvin Harold Bensink 1919-2010
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Birthday April 18, 1889
- The temperature on April 18, 1889 was about 10.0 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
- May 2 » Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
- May 11 » An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor.
- June 26 » Bangui is founded by Albert Dolisie and Alfred Uzac in what was then the upper reaches of the French Congo.
- September 23 » Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) is founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda.
- October 24 » Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration, effectively starting the federation process in Australia.
Day of death August 1, 1962
- The temperature on August 1, 1962 was between 10.4 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (69%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
- March 18 » The Évian Accords end the Algerian War of Independence, which had begun in 1954.
- August 16 » Pete Best is discharged from The Beatles, to be replaced two days later by Ringo Starr.
- September 20 » James Meredith, an African American, is temporarily barred from entering the University of Mississippi.
- October 9 » Uganda becomes an independent Commonwealth realm.
- October 20 » China launches simultaneous offensives in Ladakh and across the McMahon Line, igniting the Sino-Indian War.
- November 21 » The Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral ceasefire in the Sino-Indian War.
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- 1959 » Jean Behra, French race car driver (b. 1921)
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- 1966 » Charles Whitman, American murderer (b. 1941)
- 1967 » Richard Kuhn, Austrian-German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1900)
- 1970 » Doris Fleeson, American journalist (b. 1901)
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