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Personal data Gerrit "Gert" Altena
- Nickname is Gert.
- He was born on February 22, 1920 in Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- He died on September 3, 2005 in De Bilt, Gemeente De Bilt, Utrecht, Nederland, he was 85 years old.
- He is buried in Bilthoven, Gemeente De Bilt, Utrecht, Nederland.Source 1
- A child of Cornelis Altena and Dina Maassen
- This information was last updated on September 14, 2023.
Household of Gerrit "Gert" Altena
He is married to Aartje Drieënhuizen.
They got married on February 3, 1941 at De Bilt, Gemeente De Bilt, Utrecht, Nederland, he was 20 years old.Source 2
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Historical events
Birthday February 22, 1920
- The temperature on February 22, 1920 was between -1.0 °C and 7.5 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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 year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
- February 10 » About 75% of the population in Zone I votes to join Denmark in the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites.
- February 24 » The Nazi Party (NSDAP) was founded by Adolf Hitler in the Hofbräuhaus beer hall in Munich, Germany
- May 29 » The Louth flood of 1920 was a severe flash flooding in the Lincolnshire market town of Louth which occurred 29 May 1920, resulting in 23 fatalities in 20 minutes. It has been described as one of the most significant flood disasters in Britain during the 20th century.
- June 15 » Following the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, Northern Schleswig is transferred from Germany to Denmark.
- July 15 » The Polish Parliament establishes Silesian Voivodeship before the Polish-German plebiscite.
- November 28 » FIDAC (The Interallied Federation of War Veterans Organisations), the first international organization of war veterans is established in Paris, France
Day of marriage February 3, 1941
- The temperature on February 3, 1941 was between -5.2 °C and -3.3 °C and averaged -4.3 °C. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1941: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
- January 18 » World War II: British troops launch a general counter-offensive against Italian East Africa.
- July 26 » World War II: In response to the Japanese occupation of French Indochina, the United States, Britain and the Netherlands freeze all Japanese assets and cut off oil shipments.
- August 22 » World War II: German troops begin the Siege of Leningrad.
- October 9 » A coup in Panama declares Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango the new president.
- October 17 » World War II: The USS Kearny becomes the first US Navy vessel to be torpedoed by a U-boat.
- December 10 » World War II: The Royal Navy capital ships HMSPrince of Wales and HMSRepulse are sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy torpedo bombers near British Malaya.
Day of death September 3, 2005
- The temperature on September 3, 2005 was between 14.9 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (40%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
- In the year 2005: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
- February 16 » The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia.
- July 29 » Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.
- August 16 » West Caribbean Airways Flight 708, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashes in Machiques, Venezuela, killing all 160 people on board.
- December 3 » XCOR Aerospace makes the first manned rocket aircraft delivery of U.S. Mail in Kern County, California.
- December 5 » The 6.8 Mw Lake Tanganyika earthquake shakes the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing six people.
- December 11 » The Buncefield Oil Depot catches fire in Hemel Hempstead, England.
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