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Personal data Garrit Katje 

  • He was born on January 9, 1906 in Prospect Park, N.J. (USA).
  • He died on December 20, 1990, he was 84 years old.
  • This information was last updated on March 20, 2009.

Household of Garrit Katje

He is married to Rinkje Nawijn.

They got married on April 9, 1928, he was 22 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday January 9, 1906

  • The temperature on January 9, 1906 was between -0.2 °C and 7.3 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • April 7 » The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco.
    • April 8 » Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies.
    • September 1 » The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys is established.
    • September 18 » The 1906 Hong Kong typhoon kills an estimated 10,000 people.
    • December 10 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize.
    • December 30 » The All-India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India (later Dhaka, Bangladesh).

Day of death December 20, 1990

  • The temperature on December 20, 1990 was between 1.7 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 10.6 mm of rain during 6.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1990: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.9 million citizens.
    • March 28 » United States President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.
    • May 13 » The Dinamo–Red Star riot took place at Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb, Croatia between the Bad Blue Boys (fans of Dinamo Zagreb) and the Delije (fans of Red Star Belgrade).
    • July 1 » German reunification: East Germany accepts the Deutsche Mark as its currency, thus uniting the economies of East and West Germany.
    • July 26 » The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is signed into law by President George H.W. Bush.
    • September 5 » Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers slaughter 158 civilians.
    • September 12 » The two German states and the Four Powers sign the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany in Moscow, paving the way for German reunification.


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