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Personal data Willem van den GRIFT 

  • He was born on January 4, 1861 in Amerongen (Utrecht, The Netherlands).
  • He died on April 21, 1942 in Amerongen (Utrecht, The Netherlands), he was 81 years old.
  • This information was last updated on May 21, 2015.

Household of Willem van den GRIFT

He is married to Gerritje SWAGERS.

They got married on July 18, 1896 at Amerongen (Utrecht, The Netherlands), he was 35 years old.


Notes about Willem van den GRIFT


Nieuwe Begraafplaats, Holleweg 33 Amerongen
Graf id-nummer: 133714
Begraafplaatsnr.: 255
(Plaats)aanduiding: a2-07

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Birthday January 4, 1861

  • The temperature on January 4, 1861 was about 1.4 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
  • In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 20 » An earthquake destroys Mendoza, Argentina.
    • April 17 » The state of Virginia's secession convention votes to secede from the United States, later becoming the eighth state to join the Confederate States of America.
    • May 24 » American Civil War: Union troops occupy Alexandria, Virginia.
    • September 6 » American Civil War: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant bloodlessly capture Paducah, Kentucky, giving the Union control of the Tennessee River's mouth.
    • November 28 » American Civil War: The Confederate States of America accept a rival state government's pronouncement that declares Missouri to be the 12th state of the Confederacy.
    • December 10 » Forces led by Nguyễn Trung Trực, an anti-colonial guerrilla leader in southern Vietnam, sink the French lorcha L'Esperance.

Day of death April 21, 1942

  • The temperature on April 21, 1942 was between 5.9 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the ??. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
    • January 2 » World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces, enabling them to control the Philippines.
    • February 1 » World War II: Josef Terboven, Reichskommissar of German-occupied Norway, appoints Vidkun Quisling the Minister President of the National Government.
    • February 10 » World War II: Imperial Japanese Army capture Banjarmasin, capital of Borneo in Dutch East Indies.
    • May 22 » Mexico enters the Second World War on the side of the Allies.
    • October 2 » World War II: Ocean Liner RMSQueen Mary accidentally rams and sinks HMSCuracoa, killing 337 crewmen aboard Curacoa.
    • October 28 » The Alaska Highway first connects Alaska to the North American railway network at Dawson Creek in Canada.


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