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Personal data Gerardus Josephus van der Westen 


Household of Gerardus Josephus van der Westen

He is married to Francisca Fens.

They got married on May 1, 1917 at Raamsdonk, he was 26 years old.


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Birthday August 4, 1890

  • The temperature on August 4, 1890 was about 19.3 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • April 7 » Completion of the first Lake Biwa Canal.
    • August 7 » Anna Månsdotter became the last woman to be executed in Sweden for the 1889 Yngsjö murder.
    • September 12 » Salisbury, Rhodesia, is founded.
    • November 29 » The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes.
    • December 22 » Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kentville and Kingsport, Nova Scotia.
    • December 30 » Following the Wounded Knee Massacre, the United States Army and Lakota warriors face off in the Drexel Mission Fight.

Day of marriage May 1, 1917

  • The temperature on May 1, 1917 was between 0.4 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 12.7 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
    • March 1 » The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text.
    • April 12 » World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans.
    • July 12 » The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.
    • September 26 » World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
    • November 5 » October Revolution: Lenin calls for the October Revolution.
    • December 11 » World War I: British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem on foot and declares martial law.

Day of death December 20, 1952

  • The temperature on December 20, 1952 was between 2.2 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 10.8 mm of rain during 6.8 hours. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (56%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
    • March 20 » The US Senate ratifies the Security Treaty Between the United States and Japan.
    • May 7 » The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey Dummer.
    • May 13 » The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, holds its first sitting.
    • June 17 » Guatemala passes Decree 900, ordering the redistribution of uncultivated land.
    • October 8 » The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash kills 112 people.
    • November 29 » Korean War: U.S. President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower fulfills a campaign promise by traveling to Korea to find out what can be done to end the conflict.


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