Family tree Hamstra - Spanjer » Peter van Dijken (1906-1975)

Personal data Peter van Dijken 


Household of Peter van Dijken

He is married to Grace Hamstra.

They got married on April 25, 1928, he was 22 years old.

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Birthday March 11, 1906

  • The temperature on March 11, 1906 was between 0.9 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • March 31 » The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (later the National Collegiate Athletic Association) is established to set rules for college sports in the United States.
    • April 27 » The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time.
    • July 11 » Murder of Grace Brown by Chester Gillette in the United States, inspiration for Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy.
    • September 5 » The first legal forward pass in American football is thrown by Bradbury Robinson of St. Louis University to teammate Jack Schneider in a 22–0 victory over Carroll College (Wisconsin).
    • September 12 » The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar.
    • September 25 » Leonardo Torres y Quevedo demonstrates the Telekino, guiding a boat from the shore, in what is considered to be the first use of a remote control.

Day of death June 15, 1975

  • The temperature on June 15, 1975 was between 11.1 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 22.7 mm of rain during 9.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1975: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.6 million citizens.
    • January 30 » The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is established as the first United States National Marine Sanctuary.
    • April 3 » Bobby Fischer refuses to play in a chess match against Anatoly Karpov, giving Karpov the title of World Champion by default.
    • June 29 » Steve Wozniak tested his first prototype of Apple I computer.
    • August 27 » The Governor of Portuguese Timor abandons its capital, Dili, and flees to Atauro Island, leaving control to a rebel group.
    • October 16 » Indonesian troops kill the Balibo Five, a group of Australian journalists, Portuguese Timor.
    • November 28 » East Timor declares its independence from Portugal.


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