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Personal data Christoffel Grassmann 

  • He was born on August 5, 1888.
  • He died on September 6, 1981, he was 93 years oldPort Elizabeth, EC, South Africa.
  • This information was last updated on March 2, 2015.

Household of Christoffel Grassmann

He has/had a relationship with Martha Maria Bakkes.


Child(ren):

  3. (Not public)
  4. Esther Grassman  1920-2005
  7. Alida GRASSMAN  1929-1980

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Birthday August 5, 1888

  • The temperature on August 5, 1888 was about 13.6 °C. There was 12 mm of rain. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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.
    • January 13 » The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
    • June 29 » George Edward Gouraud records Handel's Israel in Egypt onto a phonograph cylinder, thought for many years to be the oldest known recording of music.
    • August 21 » The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
    • September 4 » George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
    • September 8 » Isaac Peral's submarine is first tested.
    • October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.

Day of death September 6, 1981

  • The temperature on September 6, 1981 was between 5.1 °C and 24.1 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.3 hours of sunshine (77%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1981: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.2 million citizens.
    • January 17 » President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos lifts martial law eight years and five months after declaring it.
    • January 21 » Production of the iconic DeLorean sports car begins in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
    • June 16 » US President Ronald Reagan awards the Congressional Gold Medal to Ken Taylor, Canada's former ambassador to Iran, for helping six Americans escape from Iran during the hostage crisis of 1979–81; he is the first foreign citizen bestowed the honor.
    • September 25 » Belize joins the United Nations.
    • October 6 » Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is murdered by Islamic extremists.
    • December 13 » General Wojciech Jaruzelski declares martial law in Poland, largely due to the actions by Solidarity.


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