Family tree Ham en Dallinga » Willem Sijbrand de Graaff (1879-1948)
Personal data Willem Sijbrand de Graaff
- He was born on November 3, 1879 in Enkhuizen.
- Profession: tuinknecht.
- He died on August 16, 1948 in Enkhuizen, he was 68 years old.
- A child of Roelof de Graaff and Naatje Kuijper
Household of Willem Sijbrand de Graaff
(1) He is married to Maartje Vriend.
They got married on November 1, 1900 at Enkhuizen, he was 20 years old.
Child(ren):
- Roelof de Graaff 1901-1992
- Naatje de Graaff 1905-1943
- Pieter de Graaff 1907-1990
- Sientje de Graaff 1910-1976
- Petronella de Graaff 1916-1964
- Jacob Jan de Graaff 1924-2000
(2) He is married to Ida van der Laag.
They got married on December 24, 1931 at Enkhuizen, he was 52 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday November 3, 1879
- The temperature on November 3, 1879 was about 8.9 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. 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 23 » Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Rorke's Drift ends.
- March 29 » Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.
- August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
- September 18 » The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.
- October 8 » War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos.
- October 21 » Thomas Edison applies for a patent for his design for an incandescent light bulb.
Day of marriage December 24, 1931
- The temperature on December 24, 1931 was between -1.2 °C and 4.1 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. 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 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 1931: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
- March 3 » The United States adopts The Star-Spangled Banner as its national anthem.
- March 26 » Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
- March 31 » An earthquake in Nicaragua destroys Managua; killing 2,000.
- October 21 » A secret society in the Imperial Japanese Army launches an abortive coup d'état attempt.
- November 7 » The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution.
- December 5 » Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow was destroyed on orders from Joseph Stalin.
Day of death August 16, 1948
- The temperature on August 16, 1948 was between 12.8 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
- In the year 1948: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
- February 21 » NASCAR is incorporated.
- February 28 » Christiansborg Cross-Roads shooting in the Gold Coast, when a British police officer opens fire on a march of ex-servicemen, killing three of them and sparking major riots and looting in Accra.
- April 1 » Cold War: Communist forces respond to the introduction of the Deutsche Mark by attempting to force the western powers to withdraw from Berlin.
- May 23 » Thomas C. Wasson, the US Consul-General, is assassinated in Jerusalem, Israel.
- July 8 » The United States Air Force accepts its first female recruits into a program called Women in the Air Force (WAF).
- July 26 » U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs Executive Order 9981, desegregating the military of the United States.
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