Family tree Gelderman » Gerhardus Christiaan Holgen (1869-1917)
Personal data Gerhardus Christiaan Holgen
- He was born on May 31, 1869 in Amsterdam.
- He died on September 10, 1917 in Amsterdam, he was 48 years old.
- A child of Christiaan Holgen and Maria Johanna Strup
Household of Gerhardus Christiaan Holgen
He is married to Margaretha de Jong.
They got married on February 26, 1890 at Amsterdam, he was 20 years old.
Child(ren):
- Johan Holgen 1892-1945
- Frederik Holgen 1897-1962
- Gerarda Adriana Holgen 1900-
- Herman Holgen 1901-1901
- Jacob Holgen 1905-
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Historical events
Birthday May 31, 1869
- The temperature on May 31, 1869 was about 12.5 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In the year 1869: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- February 5 » The largest alluvial gold nugget in history, called the "Welcome Stranger", is found in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia.
- April 17 » Morelos is admitted as the 27th state of Mexico.
- May 10 » The First Transcontinental Railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah with the golden spike.
- May 15 » Women's suffrage: In New York, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman Suffrage Association.
- June 27 » The Republic of Ezo on the island of Hokkaido ends after being defeated by Japanese Imperial troops.
- October 16 » Girton College, Cambridge is founded, becoming England's first residential college for women.
Day of marriage February 26, 1890
- The temperature on February 26, 1890 was about 1.5 °C. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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.
- June 1 » The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
- July 3 » Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.
- August 6 » At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair.
- September 12 » Salisbury, Rhodesia, is founded.
- October 11 » In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.
- November 4 » City and South London Railway: London's first deep-level tube railway opens between King William Street and Stockwell.
Day of death September 10, 1917
- The temperature on September 10, 1917 was between 8.2 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 9.5 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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.
- January 17 » The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
- May 19 » The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK is founded.
- July 12 » The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.
- July 25 » Sir Robert Borden introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%).
- December 6 » Finland declares independence from Soviet Russia.
- December 15 » World War I: An armistice between Russia and the Central Powers is signed.
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- 1875 » Rosa May Billinghurst, British suffragette and women's rights activist (d.1953)
- 1879 » Frances Alda, New Zealand-Australian soprano († 1952)
- 1905 » Pete Browning, American baseball player (b. 1861)
- 1915 » Bagha Jatin, Indian philosopher and author (b. 1879 )
- 1915 » Charles Boucher de Boucherville, Canadian physician and politician, 3rd Premier of Quebec (b. 1822)
- 1919 » J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher, founded the Archibald Prize (b. 1856)
- 1922 » Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, English poet and activist (b. 1840)
- 1923 » Sukumar Ray, Indian poet and playwright (b. 1887)
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The Family tree Gelderman publication was prepared by Elly Gelderman.
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Elly Gelderman, "Family tree Gelderman", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-gelderman/I10646.php : accessed February 14, 2026), "Gerhardus Christiaan Holgen (1869-1917)".