Parenteel van Gerrit Heimens » Willem Grift (1885-1962)
Personal data Willem Grift
- He was born on May 5, 1885 in Putten.
- Profession: arbeider.
- He died on April 4, 1962, he was 76 years old.
- A child of Willem Grift and Teuntje Knevel
Household of Willem Grift
He is married to Willempje Jansen.
They got married on March 9, 1909 at Putten, he was 23 years old.
Child(ren):
- Willem Grift 1920-1995
- Jacob Grift 1921-1984
- Marinus Grift 1922-2007
- (Not public)
- (Not public)
- Aaltje Grift 1926-1926
- Levenloos Grift 1928-
- Levenloos Grift 1928-
- (Not public)
- Steven Grift 1933-2014
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Historical events
Birthday May 5, 1885
- The temperature on May 5, 1885 was about 10.1 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. 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 year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 1 » Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
- January 4 » Sino-French War: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing force at Núi Bop in northern Vietnam.
- February 5 » King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
- February 8 » The first government-approved Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaii.
- July 6 » Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
- December 22 » Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan.
Day of marriage March 9, 1909
- The temperature on March 9, 1909 was between -3.5 °C and 4.1 °C and averaged 0.4 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 1909: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
- February 15 » The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.
- February 20 » Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro.
- April 6 » Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.
- April 13 » The military of the Ottoman Empire reverses the Ottoman countercoup of 1909 to force the overthrow of Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
- September 23 » The novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra (The Phantom of the Opera), by Gaston Leroux, is published as a serialization in Le Gaulois.
- September 30 » The Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania makes a record-breaking westbound crossing of the Atlantic, that will not be bettered for 20 years.
Day of death April 4, 1962
- The temperature on April 4, 1962 was between 4.9 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 8.9 mm of rain during 7.1 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (15%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 1962: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
- January 26 » Ranger 3 is launched to study the Moon. The space probe later misses the moon by 22,000 miles (35,400km).
- August 16 » Pete Best is discharged from The Beatles, to be replaced two days later by Ringo Starr.
- August 27 » The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA.
- September 27 » The Yemen Arab Republic is established.
- October 27 » By refusing to agree to the firing of a nuclear torpedo at a US warship, Vasily Arkhipov averts nuclear war.
- December 14 » NASA's Mariner 2 becomes the first spacecraft to fly by Venus.
Same birth/death day
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- 1883 » Anna Johnson Pell Wheeler, American mathematician († 1966)
- 1883 » Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, English general and politician, 43rd Governor-General of India († 1950)
- 1884 » Chief Bender, American baseball player and coach († 1954)
- 1885 » Kingsley Fairbridge, South African-Australian scholar and politician († 1924)
- 1887 » Mervyn S. Bennion, American captain, Medal of Honor recipient († 1941)
- 1957 » E. Herbert Norman, Canadian historian and diplomat (b. 1909)
- 1958 » Johnny Stompanato, American soldier and bodyguard (b. 1925)
- 1961 » Harald Riipalu, Estonian military commander (b. 1912)
- 1961 » Simion Stoilow, Romanian mathematician and academic (b. 1873)
- 1967 » Al Lewis, American songwriter (b. 1901)
- 1967 » Héctor Scarone, Uruguayan footballer and manager (b. 1898)
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