Henglias; the collected data of the Hengelo population » Johannes Henri van Oostveen (1904-)

Personal data Johannes Henri van Oostveen 

  • He was born on July 15, 1904 in Amerongen.
    zoon van Jan van Oostveen en Rijkje Ravestein
  • Profession: starting 1932 gemeenschapsleider.
  • This information was last updated on January 13, 2022.

Household of Johannes Henri van Oostveen

He is married to Gerrigje Rook.

They got married on May 12, 1932 at Hengelo, he was 27 years old.

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Historical events

  • The temperature on July 15, 1904 was between 16.8 °C and 32.4 °C and averaged 24.8 °C. There was 12.3 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 3 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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
    • January 7 » The distress signal "CQD" is established only to be replaced two years later by "SOS".
    • April 30 » The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.
    • May 4 » The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal.
    • May 10 » The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company.
    • June 16 » Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; this date is now traditionally called "Bloomsday".
    • July 31 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Hsimucheng: Units of the Imperial Japanese Army defeat units of the Imperial Russian Army in a strategic confrontation.


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About the surname Van Oostveen


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Jan Verkade, "Henglias; the collected data of the Hengelo population", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/henglias/I80957.php : accessed June 17, 2024), "Johannes Henri van Oostveen (1904-)".