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Personal data Dirk Jan van Dam 


Household of Dirk Jan van Dam

He is married to Gerdina Lijftogt.

They got married on May 10, 1893 at IJzendoorn, Gelderland, Nederland, he was 21 years old.

Plaats: bron: Gelders Archief, akte 1

Child(ren):

  1. Willem van Dam  1894-????
  2. Marinus Antonis van Dam  ± 1901-1941

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  • The temperature on September 22, 1871 was about 13.8 °C. The air pressure was 20 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 3 » In the Battle of Bapaume, an engagement in the Franco-Prussian War, General Louis Faidherbe's forces bring about a Prussian retreat.
    • January 19 » Franco-Prussian War: In the Siege of Paris, Prussia wins the Battle of St. Quentin. Meanwhile, the French attempt to break the siege in the Battle of Buzenval will end unsuccessfully the following day.
    • January 28 » Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice.
    • March 21 » Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone.
    • May 4 » The National Association, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
    • May 21 » French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested.
  • The temperature on May 10, 1893 was about 13.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 13 » The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting.
    • January 21 » The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana.
    • February 1 » Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.
    • April 1 » The rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established.
    • August 1 » Henry Perky patents shredded wheat.
    • November 7 » Women's suffrage: Women in the U.S. state of Colorado are granted the right to vote, the second state to do so.
  • The temperature on August 29, 1946 was between 10.6 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 10.3 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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)
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • 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 1946: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
    • January 25 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 1 relating to Military Staff Committee is adopted.
    • January 31 » The Democratic Republic of Vietnam introduces the đồng to replace the French Indochinese piastre at par.
    • March 6 » Ho Chi Minh signs an agreement with France which recognizes Vietnam as an autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation and the French Union.
    • April 5 » Soviet troops end their year-long occupation of the Danish island of Bornholm.
    • April 29 » The International Military Tribunal for the Far East convenes and indicts former Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former Japanese leaders for war crimes.
    • September 2 » The Interim Government of India is formed, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru as Vice President with the powers of a Prime Minister.


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