Genealogy Van Raam » Gerrit Cornelis van Westen (1912-)

Personal data Gerrit Cornelis van Westen 


Household of Gerrit Cornelis van Westen

He is married to Maria Willemina Koningstein.

They got married on June 15, 1939 at Velsen, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 26 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerrit Cornelis van Westen

Gerrit van Westen
± 1848-????
Aafje Smit
± 1848-????
Jan van der Wissel
± 1851-????
Johanna Geertruida Bouman
± 1849-????

Gerrit Cornelis van Westen
1912-

1939

Maria Willemina Koningstein
1913-


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Historical events

Birthday August 15, 1912

  • The temperature on August 15, 1912 was between 8.6 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 10.5 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 4 » The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Empire by royal charter.
    • January 5 » The 6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Prague Party Conference) opens. In the course of the conference, Vladimir Lenin and his supporters break from the rest of the party to form the Bolshevik movement.
    • February 12 » The Xuantong Emperor, the last Emperor of China, abdicates.
    • March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
    • October 3 » U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels at the Battle of Coyotepe Hill.
    • October 18 » First Balkan War: King Peter I of Serbia issues a declaration "To the Serbian People", as his country joins the war.

Day of marriage June 15, 1939

  • The temperature on June 15, 1939 was between 8.9 °C and 22.9 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
    • March 16 » From Prague Castle, Hitler proclaims Bohemia and Moravia a German protectorate.
    • April 14 » The Grapes of Wrath, by American author John Steinbeck is first published by the Viking Press.
    • June 24 » Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the country's third prime minister.
    • November 26 » Shelling of Mainila: The Soviet Army orchestrates an incident which is used to justify the start of the Winter War with Finland four days later.
    • November 30 » Winter War: Soviet forces cross the Finnish border in several places and bomb Helsinki and several other Finnish cities, starting the war.
    • December 27 » The 7.8 Mw  Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 32,700 people were killed.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 1914 » Paul Rand, American graphic designer and art director († 1996)
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  • 1916 » Aleks Çaçi, Albanian journalist and author († 1989)

About the surname Van Westen


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