Family tree Eric Esterhuizen » Jan Kasper Gerhardus van VUUREN (1897-1960)

Personal data Jan Kasper Gerhardus van VUUREN 

  • He was born on October 1, 1897 in Leeuwpoort, Waterberg.
  • He died on March 22, 1960 in Pretoria, he was 62 years old.
  • This information was last updated on July 27, 2010.

Household of Jan Kasper Gerhardus van VUUREN

He is married to Aletta Catharina SWART.

They got married

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Historical events

Birthday October 1, 1897

  • The temperature on October 1, 1897 was about 15.2 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • April 18 » The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
    • April 30 » J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announces his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London.
    • June 16 » A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
    • July 2 » British-Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London.
    • August 2 » Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.
    • September 1 » The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.

Day of death March 22, 1960

  • The temperature on March 22, 1960 was between -2.2 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (40%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
    • January 21 » A coal mine collapses at Holly Country, South Africa, killing 435 miners.
    • June 26 » The former British Protectorate of British Somaliland gains its independence as Somaliland.
    • August 5 » Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France.
    • September 5 » Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) wins the gold medal in the light heavyweight boxing competition at the Olympic Games in Rome.
    • October 1 » Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom.
    • October 29 » In Louisville, Kentucky, Cassius Clay (who later takes the name Muhammad Ali) wins his first professional fight.


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