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Personal data Johannes Jacobus Christan van Balen
- He was born on February 3, 1894 in Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland.
- Profession: starting 1925 tunier.
- He died on October 19, 1956 in Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, Zuid-Afrika, he was 62 years old.
- Death registration.Source 1
- A child of Christiaan Leendert van Balen and Johanna Kranendronk
- This information was last updated on February 9, 2023.
Household of Johannes Jacobus Christan van Balen
(1) He is married to Anna Helena Janse.
They got married on January 4, 1922 at Kaapstad, West-Kaap, Africa, he was 27 years old.
Child(ren):
- Christina Petronella van Balen 1923-1923
(2) He is married to Hermina Hendrika Pootjes.
They got married on January 12, 1925 at Pretoria, Gauteng, South-Africa, he was 30 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday February 3, 1894
- The temperature on February 3, 1894 was about 7.9 °C. There was 12 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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 Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1894: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 9 » New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard in Lexington, Massachusetts.
- February 12 » Anarchist Émile Henry hurls a bomb into the Cafe Terminus in Paris, killing one person and wounding 20.
- March 22 » The first playoff game for the Stanley Cup starts.
- May 11 » Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike.
- September 15 » First Sino-Japanese War: Japan defeats Qing dynasty China in the Battle of Pyongyang.
- November 1 » Nicholas II becomes the new (and last) Tsar of Russia after his father, Alexander III, dies.
Day of marriage January 12, 1925
- The temperature on January 12, 1925 was between -4.6 °C and 1.1 °C and averaged -2.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 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 Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
- March 21 » Syngman Rhee is removed from office after being impeached as the President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.
- April 26 » Paul von Hindenburg defeats Wilhelm Marx in the second round of the German presidential election to become the first directly elected head of state of the Weimar Republic.
- May 30 » May Thirtieth Movement: Shanghai Municipal Police Force shoot and kill 13 protesting workers.
- July 25 » Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS) is established.
- August 9 » A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India.
- November 5 » Secret agent Sidney Reilly, the first "super-spy" of the 20th century, is executed by the OGPU, the secret police of the Soviet Union.
Day of death October 19, 1956
- The temperature on October 19, 1956 was between 6.0 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (21%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1956: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
- January 1 » Sudan achieves independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom.
- March 1 » The International Air Transport Association finalizes a draft of the Radiotelephony spelling alphabet for the International Civil Aviation Organization.
- April 26 » SSIdeal X, the world's first successful container ship, leaves Port Newark, New Jersey, for Houston, Texas.
- May 1 » A doctor in Japan reports an "epidemic of an unknown disease of the central nervous system", marking the official discovery of Minamata disease.
- October 17 » The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield, England.
- November 12 » Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia join the United Nations.
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