Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Grietje de Vries (1888-1966)
Personal data Grietje de Vries
- She was born on August 9, 1888 in Barger-Compascuum, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland.Source 1
- Profession: arbeider, arbeidster.
- Resident: Barger-Compascuum | 01-1933 Zwartemeer.
- She died on October 15, 1966, she was 78 years old.Source 2
- She is buried in Klazienaveen, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland.Source 3
- A child of Johannes de Vries and Aaltje Huizinga
- This information was last updated on October 31, 2023.
Household of Grietje de Vries
She is married to Willem Robben.
They got married on August 16, 1906 at Emmen, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland, she was 18 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
- Albert Robben 1911-
- Aaltje Robben 1914-2000
- Rikse Robben 1917-1996
- Willem Robben 1919-2006
- Grietje Robben 1922-2014
- Bernard Heinrich Robben 1927-1929
- Leendert Robben 1929-2011
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Sources
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/241416/vries_de
https://www.wiewaswie.nl/nl/detail/1468166018 in 1906
- https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/241416/vries_de
- https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/241416/vries_de
gezinskaart Robben-de Vries 14365 p14365 1918-1936
https://www.drentsarchief.nl/onderzoeken/genealogie/bladeren-door-bronnen/registers/ https://www.wiewaswie.nl/nl/detail/14681660Opmerkingen: vader bruid overleden
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Birthday August 9, 1888
- The temperature on August 9, 1888 was about 26.0 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%. 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.
- April 3 » The first of eleven unsolved brutal murders of women committed in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London, occurs.
- June 15 » Crown Prince Wilhelm becomes Kaiser Wilhelm II; he will be the last Emperor of the German Empire. Due to the death of his predecessors Wilhelm I and Frederick III, 1888 is the Year of the Three Emperors.
- September 4 » George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
- October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
- October 21 » Foundation of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.
- October 30 » The Rudd Concession is granted by Matabeleland to agents of Cecil Rhodes.
Day of marriage August 16, 1906
- The temperature on August 16, 1906 was between 11.2 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (52%). 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
- February 18 » Édouard de Laveleye forms the Belgian Olympic Committee in Brussels.
- April 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
- June 26 » The first Grand Prix motor race is held at Le Mans.
- August 16 » The 8.2 Mw Valparaíso earthquake hits central Chile, killing 3,882 people.
- December 10 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize.
- December 15 » The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.
Day of death October 15, 1966
- The temperature on October 15, 1966 was between 10.5 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (73%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1966: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 12.4 million citizens.
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- July 1 » The first color television transmission in Canada takes place from Toronto.
- July 4 » U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Freedom of Information Act into United States law. The act went into effect the next year.
- July 24 » Michael Pelkey makes the first BASE jump from El Capitan along with Brian Schubert. Both came out with broken bones. BASE jumping has now been banned from El Cap.
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- December 8 » The Greek ship SSHeraklion sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200.
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