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Personal data Gerrit Blok
- He was born on December 11, 1857 in Hoorn (Heerde).
- He died on January 31, 1940 in Holland City, Ottawa, Michigan U.S.A, he was 82 years old.
- A child of Arend Blok and Maria Hogeboom
Household of Gerrit Blok
He is married to Garrit (Gertrude) Brus.
They got married on November 2, 1882 at Deventer, he was 24 years old.
Child(ren):
- Maria (Mary) Blok 1883-1955
- Dena Blok 1885-1979
- Antony Blok 1887-1953
- Jacob (James) Blok 1889-1969
- Orray John (Arie) Blok 1894-1983
- Evert Jan Blok 1899-1974
- Martin Blok 1901-1994
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Historical events
Birthday December 11, 1857
- The temperature on December 11, 1857 was about 3.1 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
- In the year 1857: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- January 9 » The 7.9 Mw Fort Tejon earthquake shakes Central and Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent).
- January 24 » The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully fledged university in South Asia.
- March 23 » Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City.
- June 1 » Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal is published.
- June 26 » The first investiture of the Victoria Cross in Hyde Park, London.
- October 24 » Sheffield F.C., the world's oldest association football club still in operation, is founded in England.
Day of marriage November 2, 1882
- The temperature on November 2, 1882 was about 10.0 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 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)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- March 4 » Britain's first electric trams run in east London.
- March 24 » Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.
- March 29 » The Knights of Columbus is established.
- June 6 » The Shewan forces of Menelik II of Ethiopia defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo. The Shewans capture Negus Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, and their victory leads to a Shewan hegemony over the territories south of the Abay River.
- September 5 » The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
- December 16 » Wales and England contest the first Home Nations (now Six Nations) rugby union match.
Day of death January 31, 1940
- The temperature on January 31, 1940 was between -7.1 °C and -3.7 °C and averaged -5.2 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
- February 7 » The second full-length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres.
- March 16 » First person killed (James Isbister) in a German bombing raid on the UK in World War II during a raid on Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands.
- April 9 » World War II: Operation Weserübung: Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
- June 3 » World War II: The Battle of Dunkirk ends with a German victory and with Allied forces in full retreat.
- June 14 » The Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Lithuania resulting in Lithuanian loss of independence.
- August 30 » The Second Vienna Award reassigns the territory of Northern Transylvania from Romania to Hungary.
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- 1858 » Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Russian director, producer, and playwright († 1943)
- 1861 » Frederick Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 5th Baron Ventry, British Army officer and Anglo-Irish peer († 1923)
- 1863 » Annie Jump Cannon, American astronomer and academic († 1941)
- 1872 » René Bull, British illustrator and photographer († 1942)
- 1933 » John Galsworthy, English novelist and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
- 1942 » Henry Larkin, American baseball player and manager (b. 1860)
- 1944 » Jean Giraudoux, French author and playwright (b. 1882)
- 1954 » Edwin Howard Armstrong, American engineer, invented FM radio (b. 1890)
- 1954 » Vivian Woodward, English captain and footballer (b. 1879)
- 1955 » John Mott, American activist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
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Elly Gelderman, "Family tree Gelderman", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-gelderman/I1965.php : accessed February 13, 2026), "Gerrit Blok (1857-1940)".
Elly Gelderman, "Family tree Gelderman", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-gelderman/I1965.php : accessed February 13, 2026), "Gerrit Blok (1857-1940)".