Family tree Eilander » Gerlof van der Werf (1920-1989)

Personal data Gerlof van der Werf 

  • He was born on April 11, 1920 in Oldebiltzijl.
  • He died on June 16, 1989 in Harderwijk, he was 69 years old.
  • This information was last updated on May 15, 2009.

Household of Gerlof van der Werf

He is married to Bertha Gezina Rietberg.

They got married on March 23, 1950, he was 29 years old.

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Historical events

  • The temperature on April 11, 1920 was between 8.6 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 17.3 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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.
    • January 7 » The New York State Assembly refuses to seat five duly elected Socialist assemblymen.
    • January 28 » Foundation of the Spanish Legion.
    • March 13 » The Kapp Putsch briefly ousts the Weimar Republic government from Berlin.
    • November 12 » Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes sign the Treaty of Rapallo.
    • November 21 » Irish War of Independence: In Dublin, 31 people are killed in what became known as "Bloody Sunday".
    • December 16 » The Haiyuan earthquake of 8.5Mw , rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000.
  • The temperature on June 16, 1989 was between 13.4 °C and 24.5 °C and averaged 19.3 °C. There was 11.9 hours of sunshine (71%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • 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 1989: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.8 million citizens.
    • February 14 » Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini issues a fatwa encouraging Muslims to kill Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses.
    • May 29 » Signing of an agreement between Egypt and the United States, allowing the manufacture of parts of the F-16 jet fighter plane in Egypt.
    • September 8 » Partnair Flight 394 dives into the North Sea, killing 55 people. The investigation showed that the tail of the plane vibrated loose in flight due to sub-standard connecting bolts that had been fraudulently sold as aircraft-grade.
    • October 17 » The East German Politburo votes to remove Erich Honecker from his role as General Secretary.
    • November 7 » East German Prime Minister Willi Stoph, along with his entire cabinet, is forced to resign after huge anti-government protests.
    • December 27 » The Romanian Revolution concludes, as the last minor street confrontations and stray shootings abruptly end in the country's capital, Bucharest.


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