Family tree Eeftink » Gerrit Somberg (1882-1968)

Personal data Gerrit Somberg 


Household of Gerrit Somberg

(1) He is married to Wilhelmina Theodora Koel.

They got married on May 7, 1919 at Arnhem, he was 36 years old.


(2) He is a partner of Wilhelmina Catharina Elferink.

They became partners after 1943 at Enschede.

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Gerrit Somberg?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).

The data shown has no sources.

Historical events

Birthday September 9, 1882

  • The temperature on September 9, 1882 was about 18.5 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. 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 1882: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • June 28 » The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone.
    • July 11 » The British Mediterranean Fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the Anglo-Egyptian War.
    • September 5 » Tottenham Hotspur, a Premier League football club from North London, is founded (as Hotspur F.C.).
    • September 13 » Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought.
    • September 18 » The Pacific Stock Exchange opens.
    • September 30 » Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation.

Day of death February 28, 1968

  • The temperature on February 28, 1968 was between -1.9 °C and 2.3 °C and averaged 0.2 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1968: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
    • January 31 » Nauru gains independence from Australia.
    • April 3 » Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech. He was assassinated the next day.
    • August 13 » Alexandros Panagoulis attempts to assassinate the Greek dictator Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos in Varkiza, Athens.
    • October 16 » Tommie Smith and John Carlos are ejected from the US Olympic team for participating in the Olympics Black Power salute.
    • November 17 » British European Airways introduces the BAC One-Eleven into commercial service.
    • December 21 » Apollo program: Apollo 8 is launched from the Kennedy Space Center, placing its crew on a lunar trajectory for the first visit to another celestial body by humans.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Somberg

  • View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname Somberg.
  • Check the information Open Archives has about Somberg.
  • Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching Somberg.

The Family tree Eeftink publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
R.H.M. Eeftink, "Family tree Eeftink", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-eeftink/I149.php : accessed March 1, 2026), "Gerrit Somberg (1882-1968)".