Parentele of Geurt Jacobs » Willem de Vries (1924-2017)

Personal data Willem de Vries 


Household of Willem de Vries

He is married to Grietje van den Top.

They got married on April 24, 1947, he was 23 years old.


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Willem de Vries
1924-2017

1947

Grietje van den Top
1926-2012

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Historical events

Birthday January 10, 1924

  • The temperature on January 10, 1924 was between 0.9 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
    • February 1 » Russia–United Kingdom relations are restored, over six years after the Communist revolution.
    • April 15 » Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas.
    • May 8 » The Klaipėda Convention is signed formally incorporating Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory) into Lithuania.
    • May 10 » J. Edgar Hoover is appointed first Director of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and remains so until his death in 1972.
    • June 26 » The American occupation of the Dominican Republic ends after eight years.
    • November 23 » Edwin Hubble's discovery, that the Andromeda "nebula" is actually another island galaxy far outside of our own Milky Way, is first published in The New York Times.

Day of marriage April 24, 1947

  • The temperature on April 24, 1947 was between 7.8 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 9.7 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 28 » Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to demonstrate that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia.
    • June 24 » Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington, leading to the coining of the phrase "flying saucer".
    • August 4 » The Supreme Court of Japan is established.
    • November 13 » The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.
    • November 30 » Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the state of Israel.

Day of death February 12, 2017

  • The temperature on February 12, 2017 was between -0.6 °C and 2.5 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (46%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 26, 2017 to present the cabinet Rutte III, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2017: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 17.1 million citizens.
    • June 14 » London: A fire in a high-rise apartment building in North Kensington leaves 72 people dead and another 74 injured.
    • July 28 » Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption charges.
    • September 20 » Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Puerto Rico as a powerful Category4 hurricane, resulting in 2,975 deaths, US$90billion in damage, and a major humanitarian crisis.
    • October 1 » An independence referendum, declared illegal by the Constitutional Court of Spain, takes place in Catalonia.
    • December 9 » The Marriage Amendment Bill receives royal assent and comes into effect, making Australia the 26th country to legalize same-sex marriage.
    • December 10 » ISIL is defeated in Iraq.

Day of burial February 16, 2017

  • The temperature on February 16, 2017 was between 5.5 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (7%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 26, 2017 to present the cabinet Rutte III, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2017: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 17.1 million citizens.
    • April 3 » A bomb explodes in the St Petersburg metro system, killing 14 and injuring several more people.
    • May 31 » A car bomb explodes in a crowded intersection in Kabul near the German embassy during rush hour, killing over 90 and injuring 463.
    • May 31 » U.S. President Donald Trump tweets the word "covfefe" and quickly becomes a worldwide viral phenomenon.
    • June 3 » London Bridge attack: Eight people are murdered and dozens of civilians are wounded by Islamist terrorists. Three of the attackers are shot dead by the police.
    • August 18 » The first terrorist attack ever sentenced as a crime in Finland kills two and injures eight.
    • September 19 » The 2017 Puebla earthquake strikes Mexico, causing 370 deaths and over 6,000 injuries, as well as extensive damage.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1921 » Rodger Ward, American aviator, race car driver and sportscaster († 2004)
  • 1922 » Billy Liddell, Scottish-English footballer († 2001)
  • 1924 » Earl Bakken, American inventor († 2018)
  • 1924 » Ludmilla Chiriaeff, Canadian ballerina, choreographer, and director († 1996)
  • 1925 » Billie Sol Estes, American financier and businessman († 2013)
  • 1926 » Musallam Bseiso, Palestinian journalist and politician († 2017)

Source: Wikipedia


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