Genealogy Slot » Maria Hendrika Braken (1879-1960)

Personal data Maria Hendrika Braken 


Household of Maria Hendrika Braken

She is married to Martinus Hubertus Bekelaar.

They got married on April 15, 1901, she was 21 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Elisa (Lies) Bekelaar  1916-1983 
  2. Pierre Bekelaar  1921-1991 

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Historical events

  • The temperature on September 8, 1879 was about 16.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 13 » In Mozart Gardens Brooklyn Ada Anderson completed a great feat of pedestrianism - 2700 quarter miles in 2700 quarter hours, earning her $8000.
    • January 23 » Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Rorke's Drift ends.
    • May 26 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
    • July 1 » Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
    • July 8 » Sailing ship USSJeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
    • October 7 » Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance.
  • The temperature on April 15, 1901 was between 3.0 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (28%). 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 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 1901: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • February 20 » The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
    • March 1 » The Australian Army is formed.
    • March 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Platt Amendment limiting the autonomy of Cuba, as a condition of the withdrawal of American troops.
    • August 14 » The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
    • August 28 » Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. It is the first American private school in the country.
    • November 8 » Gospel riots: Bloody clashes take place in Athens following the translation of the Gospels into demotic Greek.
  • The temperature on November 24, 1960 was between 6.4 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 3.4 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong 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 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 1960: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
    • January 19 » Japan and the United States sign the US–Japan Mutual Security Treaty
    • May 1 » Cold War: U-2 incident: Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union, sparking a diplomatic crisis.
    • May 3 » The Anne Frank House museum opens in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
    • May 13 » Hundreds of University of California, Berkeley students congregate for the first day of protest against a visit by the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
    • September 14 » The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded.
    • October 12 » Japan Socialist Party leader Inejiro Asanuma is stabbed to death during a live Television broadcast.


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