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Personal data Jan Wolter Vossen 


Household of Jan Wolter Vossen

He is married to Gertrudis Antonetta Corstjens.

They got married on April 7, 1913 at Thorn, he was 37 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday November 12, 1875

  • There was 0.6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
    • March 3 » Georges Bizet's opera Carmen receives its première at the Opéra-Comique in Paris.
    • May 1 » Alexandra Palace reopens after being burned down in a fire in 1873.
    • May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
    • October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
    • October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.

Day of marriage April 7, 1913

  • The temperature on April 7, 1913 was between 3.8 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
    • February 19 » Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country.
    • March 18 » King George I of Greece is assassinated in the recently liberated city of Thessaloniki.
    • March 22 » Mystic Phan Xích Long, the self-proclaimed Emperor of Vietnam, was arrested for organising a revolt against the colonial rule of French Indochina, which was nevertheless carried out by his supporters the following day.
    • April 8 » The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, requiring direct election of Senators, becomes law.
    • June 23 » Second Balkan War: The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran.
    • November 7 » The first day of the Great Lakes Storm of 1913, a massive blizzard that ultimately killed 250 and caused over $5 million (about $118,098,000 in 2013 dollars) damage. Winds reach hurricane force on this date.

Day of death August 11, 1940

  • The temperature on August 11, 1940 was between 9.6 °C and 16.7 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
    • May 26 » World War II: Operation Dynamo: In northern France, Allied forces begin a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France.
    • June 8 » World War II: The completion of Operation Alphabet, the evacuation of Allied forces from Narvik at the end of the Norwegian Campaign.
    • June 26 » World War II: Under the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, the Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Romania requiring it to cede Bessarabia and the northern part of Bukovina.
    • September 27 » World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.
    • October 21 » The first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is published.
    • November 27 » In Romania, the ruling Iron Guard fascist party assassinates over 60 of arrested King Carol II of Romania's aides and other political dissidents.


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