Dick Nijborg's genealogical file » Christoffel van Griekenland (1888-1940)

Personal data Christoffel van Griekenland 


Household of Christoffel van Griekenland

He is married to Francisca Isabella van Bourbon Orleans.

They got married on February 11, 1929 at Palermo, Sicilië, Italië, he was 40 years old.


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Birthday August 10, 1888

  • The temperature on August 10, 1888 was about 27.2 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. 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 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • 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 1888: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 11 » The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
    • March 20 » The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.
    • March 23 » In England, The Football League, the world's oldest professional association football league, meets for the first time.
    • July 15 » The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
    • September 8 » Isaac Peral's submarine is first tested.
    • October 17 » Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).

Day of marriage February 11, 1929

  • The temperature on February 11, 1929 was between -16.7 °C and -8.2 °C and averaged -13.3 °C. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • 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 1929: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
    • January 6 » King Alexander of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes suspends his country's constitution (the January 6th Dictatorship).
    • June 1 » The 1st Conference of the Communist Parties of Latin America is held in Buenos Aires.
    • August 8 » The German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight.
    • October 3 » The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is renamed to Yugoslavia by King Alexander I.
    • October 18 » The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council overrules the Supreme Court of Canada in Edwards v. Canada when it declares that women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law.
    • November 29 » U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd leads the first expedition to fly over the South Pole.

Day of death January 21, 1940

  • The temperature on January 21, 1940 was between -10 °C and -2.2 °C and averaged -5.6 °C. There was 4.1 mm of rain during 13.7 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
    • February 7 » The second full-length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres.
    • May 9 » World War II: The German submarine U-9 sinks the French coastal submarine Doris near Den Helder.
    • June 14 » World War II: The German occupation of Paris begins.
    • July 5 » World War II: Foreign relations of Vichy France are severed with the United Kingdom.
    • August 5 » World War II: The Soviet Union formally annexes Latvia.
    • October 21 » The first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is published.


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