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Personal data John WIlliam Kruijt 

  • He was born on September 8, 1877 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland.
  • Profession: Ds. Hervormd predikant. Procuratiehouder/uitgever bedrijf van zijn vader. Lid bestuur- en voorzitter Bond van Christen-Socialisten. Lid Tweede Kamer Staten-Generaal. Communist. Journalist. Werkzaam handelsvertegenwoordiging van de Sovjet Unie te Berlijn. Bibliothecarus Lenin bibliotheek te Moskou. Spion..
  • He died July 1943 in Berlijn, Duitsland, he was 65 years old.
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  • A child of Johannes Hermanus Kruijt and Maria Ida Perkins

Household of John WIlliam Kruijt

(1) He is married to Catharina Geertruida Anna Maria Hogerzijl.

They got married on April 30, 1901 at Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 23 years old.


(2) He is married to Nellij Dentz.

They got married on September 18, 1923 at Berlijn, Duitsland, he was 46 years old.

The couple were divorced from June 4, 1932 at 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland.


(3) He is married to Gustel Schmidt.

They got married on October 9, 1933 at Berlijn, Duitsland, he was 56 years old.

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John WIlliam Kruijt
1877-1943

(1) 1901
(2) 1923
(3) 1933

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Historical events

  • The temperature on September 8, 1877 was about 13.7 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 8 » Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle against the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain, Montana Territory.
    • May 6 » Chief Crazy Horse of the Oglala Lakota surrenders to United States troops in Nebraska.
    • May 8 » At Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens.
    • July 10 » The then-villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.
    • July 21 » After rioting by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers and the deaths of nine rail workers at the hands of the Maryland militia, workers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, stage a sympathy strike that is met with an assault by the state militia.
    • December 6 » The first edition of The Washington Post is published.
  • The temperature on October 9, 1933 was between 11.5 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 3 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
    • March 13 » Banks in the U.S. begin to re-open after the three-day national "bank holiday" mandated by the Franklin D. Roosevelt's Emergency Banking Act.
    • April 7 » Prohibition in the United States is repealed for beer of no more than 3.2% alcohol by weight, eight months before the ratification of the XXI amendment. (Now celebrated as National Beer Day in the United States.)
    • May 18 » New Deal: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an act creating the Tennessee Valley Authority.
    • July 6 » The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played in Chicago's Comiskey Park. The American League defeated the National League 4–2.
    • November 8 » Great Depression: New Deal: US President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveils the Civil Works Administration, an organization designed to create jobs for more than 4 million unemployed.
    • November 16 » The United States and the Soviet Union establish formal diplomatic relations.


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