Family tree familie Eilders » Gerald Benard Hook (1909-1957)

Personal data Gerald Benard Hook 


Household of Gerald Benard Hook

He is married to Luella Cobie.

They got married on March 8, 1938 at Ackley, Butler County, Iowa, he was 28 years old.

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


Timeline Gerald Benard Hook

  This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info. Symbols used: grootouders grandparents   ouders parents   broers-zussen brothers/sisters   kinderen children

Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerald Benard Hook


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 June 20, 1909

  • The temperature on June 20, 1909 was between 11.3 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
    • February 2 » The Paris Film Congress opens. An attempt by European producers to form an equivalent to the MPCC cartel in the United States.
    • February 15 » The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.
    • March 10 » By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates.
    • April 11 » The city of Tel Aviv is founded.
    • April 18 » Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.
    • June 2 » Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.

Day of marriage March 8, 1938

  • The temperature on March 8, 1938 was between 0.6 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (49%). 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • January 28 » The World Land Speed Record on a public road is broken by Rudolf Caracciola in the Mercedes-Benz W195 at a speed of 432.7 kilometres per hour (268.9mph).
    • April 25 » U.S. Supreme Court delivers its opinion in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins and overturns a century of federal common law.
    • June 24 » Pieces of a meteorite land near Chicora, Pennsylvania. The meteorite is estimated to have weighed 450metric tons when it hit the Earth's atmosphere and exploded.
    • June 25 » Dr. Douglas Hyde is inaugurated as the first President of Ireland.
    • July 31 » Bulgaria signs a non-aggression pact with Greece and other states of Balkan Antanti (Turkey, Romania, Yugoslavia).
    • September 30 » The League of Nations unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations".

Day of death May 6, 1957

  • The temperature on May 6, 1957 was between 0.7 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (41%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1957: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
    • January 23 » American inventor Walter Frederick Morrison sells the rights to his flying disc to the Wham-O toy company, which later renames it the "Frisbee".
    • May 3 » Walter O'Malley, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, agrees to move the team from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.
    • August 1 » The United States and Canada form the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
    • September 4 » American Civil Rights Movement: Little Rock Crisis: Orval Faubus, governor of Arkansas, calls out the National Guard to prevent African American students from enrolling in Central High School.
    • November 7 » Cold War: The Gaither Report calls for more American missiles and fallout shelters.
    • November 17 » Vickers Viscount G-AOHP of British European Airways crashes at Ballerup after the failure of three engines on approach to Copenhagen Airport. The cause is a malfunction of the anti-icing system on the aircraft. There are no fatalities.

Day of burial May 8, 1957

  • The temperature on May 8, 1957 was between -2.6 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (40%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1957: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
    • March 25 » The European Economic Community is established with West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg as the first members.
    • May 3 » Walter O'Malley, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, agrees to move the team from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.
    • July 6 » Althea Gibson wins the Wimbledon championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so.
    • September 4 » The Ford Motor Company introduces the Edsel.
    • October 10 » U.S. President Eisenhower apologizes to Ghanaian finance minister Gbedemah after he is refused service in a Delaware restaurant.
    • October 14 » At least 81 people are killed in the most devastating flood in the history of the Spanish city of Valencia.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1951 » Élie Cartan, French mathematician and physicist (b. 1869)
  • 1952 » Maria Montessori, Italian-Dutch physician and educator (b. 1870)
  • 1959 » Maria Dulęba, Polish actress (b. 1881)
  • 1959 » Ragnar Nurkse, Estonian-American economist and academic (b. 1907)
  • 1961 » Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher (b. 1895)
  • 1963 » Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, and engineer (b. 1881)

About the surname Hook

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

The Family tree familie Eilders publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
B. Eilders, "Family tree familie Eilders", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-familie-eilders-is-samengesteld-door-b.-eilders/I25386.php : accessed June 19, 2024), "Gerald Benard Hook (1909-1957)".