Genealogy Van Raam » Martinus Blok (1893-1947)

Personal data Martinus Blok 


Household of Martinus Blok

He is married to Johanna Dekker.

They got married on July 5, 1921 at Egmond aan Zee, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 27 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Martinus Blok

Jan Blok
1819-1903
Wennetje Koper
1825-1885
Jan de Groot
± 1815-????
Maria Heere
± 1816-????
Koendert Blok
1859-????

Martinus Blok
1893-1947

1921

Johanna Dekker
1898-????


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Historical events

Birthday August 13, 1893

  • The temperature on August 13, 1893 was about 21.2 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 66%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • April 1 » The rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established.
    • June 5 » The trial of Lizzie Borden for the murder of her father and step-mother begins in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
    • June 22 » The Royal Navy battleship HMSCamperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMSVictoria which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon.
    • July 9 » Daniel Hale Williams, American heart surgeon, performs the first successful open-heart surgery in United States without anesthesia.
    • July 11 » The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kōkichi Mikimoto.
    • October 28 » Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique receives its première performance only nine days before the composer's death.

Day of marriage July 5, 1921

  • The temperature on July 5, 1921 was between 7.6 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (2%). 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
    • January 12 » Acting to restore confidence in baseball after the Black Sox Scandal, Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis is elected as Major League Baseball's first commissioner.
    • March 17 » The Second Polish Republic adopts the March Constitution.
    • July 29 » Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party.
    • October 26 » The Chicago Theatre opens.
    • October 29 » The Harvard University football team loses to Centre College, ending a 25-game winning streak. This is considered one of the biggest upsets in college football.
    • October 29 » United States: Second trial of Sacco and Vanzetti in Boston, Massachusetts.

Day of death November 7, 1947

  • The temperature on November 7, 1947 was between 7.0 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
    • March 1 » The International Monetary Fund begins financial operations.
    • April 6 » The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
    • June 25 » The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published.
    • October 30 » The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the foundation of the World Trade Organization (WTO), is founded.
    • November 29 » Partition Plan: The United Nations General Assembly approves a plan for the partition of Palestine.
    • December 6 » The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 1944 » Hannah Szenes, Hungarian-Israeli soldier and poet (b. 1921)
  • 1944 » Richard Sorge, Azerbaijani-German journalist and spy (b. 1895)
  • 1947 » K. Natesa Iyer, Indian-Sri Lankan journalist and politician (b. 1887)
  • 1959 » Victor McLaglen, English-American boxer and actor (b. 1883)

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