Family tree Ham » Derk Ham (1871-1953)
Personal data Derk Ham
- He was born on January 9, 1871 in Musselkanaal gem. Onstwedde.Source 1
- Profession: from 1895 till 1931 Landbouwer, arbeider.
- He died on May 6, 1953 in Ter Borg gem. Vlagtwedde, he was 82 years old.Source 2
- A child of Aeilke Ham and Albertje Aising
- This information was last updated on November 21, 2023.
Household of Derk Ham
He is married to Gesien Geerlinks.
They got married on November 16, 1895 at Vlagtwedde, he was 24 years old.
Child(ren):
- Frederika Ham 1902-
- Geertruida Ham 1904-1998
- Frederik Ham 1907-1907
Timeline Derk Ham
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Historical events
Birthday January 9, 1871
- The temperature on January 9, 1871 was about -0.1 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 19 » Franco-Prussian War: In the Siege of Paris, Prussia wins the Battle of St. Quentin. Meanwhile, the French attempt to break the siege in the Battle of Buzenval will end unsuccessfully the following day.
- March 18 » Declaration of the Paris Commune; President of the French Republic, Adolphe Thiers, orders the evacuation of Paris.
- August 29 » Emperor Meiji orders the abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871).
- October 10 » Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8–10.
- October 12 » The British in India enact the Criminal Tribes Act, naming many local communities "Criminal Tribes".
- December 26 » Thespis, the first Gilbert and Sullivan collaboration, debuts. It does modestly well, but the two would not collaborate again for four years and the score has been lost.
Day of marriage November 16, 1895
- The temperature on November 16, 1895 was about 14.0 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 year 1895: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 1 » Fountains Valley, Pretoria, the oldest nature reserve in Africa, is proclaimed by President Paul Kruger.
- February 9 » William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball.
- May 7 » In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector—a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.
- September 18 » The Atlanta Exposition Speech on race relations is delivered by Booker T. Washington.
- November 5 » George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile.
- November 27 » At the Swedish–Norwegian Club in Paris, Alfred Nobel signs his last will and testament, setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after he dies.
Day of death May 6, 1953
- The temperature on May 6, 1953 was between 6.0 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1953: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
- January 20 » Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated as the 34th President of the United States of America.
- February 11 » Cold War: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower denies all appeals for clemency for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
- February 28 » James Watson and Francis Crick announce to friends that they have determined the chemical structure of DNA; the formal announcement takes place on April 25 following publication in April's Nature (pub. April 2).
- March 3 » A De Havilland Comet (Canadian Pacific Air Lines) crashes in Karachi, Pakistan, killing 11.
- March 18 » An earthquake hits western Turkey, killing 265 people.
- May 29 » Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on Tenzing Norgay's (adopted) 39th birthday.
Same birth/death day
- 1868 » S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist and academic († 1939)
- 1870 » Joseph Strauss, American engineer, co-designed the Golden Gate Bridge († 1938)
- 1873 » Hayim Nahman Bialik, Ukrainian-Austrian journalist, author, and poet († 1934)
- 1873 » John Flanagan, Irish-American hammer thrower († 1938)
- 1873 » Thomas Curtis, American sprinter and hurdler († 1944)
- 1875 » Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American sculptor and art collector, founded the Whitney Museum of American Art († 1942)
- 1949 » Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian-French poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
- 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)
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J. Ham, "Family tree Ham", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-ham/I3043.php : accessed February 5, 2026), "Derk Ham (1871-1953)".
J. Ham, "Family tree Ham", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-ham/I3043.php : accessed February 5, 2026), "Derk Ham (1871-1953)".