Family tree Diverse » Pieter Kraan (1880-1955)
Personal data Pieter Kraan
- He was born on January 11, 1880 in Wilnis, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- He died on May 4, 1955 in Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 75 years old.
- This information was last updated on January 27, 2018.
Household of Pieter Kraan
(1) He is married to Geertje Scherpenzeel.
They got married on May 19, 1905 at Kockengen, Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Nederland, he was 25 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Hendrika Cornelia Kraan 1906-1907
- Gerrit Kraan 1911-1912
- (Not public)
(2) He is married to Maagje Leeuwen.
They got married on January 25, 1922 at Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 42 years old.Source 2
Child(ren):
- (Not public)
- Gijsbertus Kraan 1927-1996
- (Not public)
Ancestors (and descendant) of Pieter Kraan
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Sources
https://www.openarch.nl/show.php?archive=hua&identifier=DC282C51-258D-4B95-95E9-087E93A8B31D⟨=nl&six=12
Gezinskaart Amsterdam
Matches in other publications
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- Stamboom Hoek, van Scherpenzeel, la Verge en van de Water, one author has confirmed this is the same person
Historical events
Birthday January 11, 1880
- The temperature on January 11, 1880 was about -2.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1880: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 13 » Thomas Edison observes Thermionic emission.
- May 13 » In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway.
- June 7 » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign).
- August 14 » Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.
- November 11 » Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol.
- December 16 » Outbreak of the First Boer War between the Boer South African Republic and the British Empire.
Day of marriage January 25, 1922
- The temperature on January 25, 1922 was between -4.7 °C and 2.0 °C and averaged -1.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
- February 8 » United States President Warren G. Harding introduces the first radio set in the White House.
- February 9 » Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
- March 20 » The USSLangley is commissioned as the first United States Navy aircraft carrier.
- July 24 » The draft of the British Mandate of Palestine was formally confirmed by the Council of the League of Nations; it came into effect on 26 September 1923.
- September 13 » The final act of the Greco-Turkish War, the Great Fire of Smyrna, commences.
- September 27 » King Constantine I of Greece abdicates his throne in favor of his eldest son, George II.
Day of death May 4, 1955
- The temperature on May 4, 1955 was between 10.2 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (54%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
- April 18 » Twenty-nine nations meet at Bandung, Indonesia, for the first Asian-African Conference.
- May 14 » Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.
- May 18 » Operation Passage to Freedom, the evacuation of 310,000 Vietnamese civilians, soldiers and non-Vietnamese members of the French Army from communist North Vietnam to South Vietnam following the end of the First Indochina War, ends.
- July 15 » Eighteen Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others.
- September 25 » The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded.
- December 8 » The Flag of Europe is adopted by Council of Europe.
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