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Household of Henry Gruizenga

He is married to Henrietta Elizabeth Penning.

They got married on March 19, 1940 at Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo), MI, USA, he was 25 years old.


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Birthday May 9, 1914

  • The temperature on May 9, 1914 was between 5.4 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 4 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 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • May 15 » During a poker game at the Gaiety Theatre in Galesburg, Illinois, comedian Art Fisher nicknames Chicko, Harpo, Groucho, and Gummo Marx.
    • August 2 » The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins.
    • August 17 » World War I: Battle of Stallupönen: The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force commanded by Paul von Rennenkampf near modern-day Nesterov, Russia.
    • August 28 » World War I: German troops take the city of Namur in Belgium.
    • August 30 » World War I: Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg.
    • September 16 » World War I: The Siege of Przemyśl (present-day Poland) begins.

Day of marriage March 19, 1940

  • The temperature on March 19, 1940 was between 4.8 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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.
    • June 10 » World War II: The Kingdom of Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom.
    • June 17 » The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fall under the occupation of the Soviet Union.
    • June 28 » Romania cedes Bessarabia (current-day Moldova) to the Soviet Union after facing an ultimatum.
    • July 27 » The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.
    • September 16 » World War II: Italian troops conquer Sidi Barrani.
    • September 17 » World War II: Due to setbacks in the Battle of Britain and approaching autumn weather, Hitler postpones Operation Sea Lion.

Day of death April 19, 1976

  • The temperature on April 19, 1976 was between 6.4 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 12.9 hours of sunshine (91%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1976: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.7 million citizens.
    • January 3 » The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, comes into force.
    • January 12 » The United Nations Security Council votes 11–1 to allow the Palestine Liberation Organization to participate in a Security Council debate (without voting rights).
    • February 4 » In Guatemala and Honduras an earthquake kills more than 22,000.
    • May 21 » Twenty-nine people are killed in the Yuba City bus disaster in Martinez, California.
    • July 4 » The U.S. celebrates its Bicentennial.
    • July 17 » East Timor is annexed, and becomes the 27th province of Indonesia.


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