Family tree Lars Werner » Jan van DAM (1896-1959)

Personal data Jan van DAM 

  • He was born on February 8, 1896 in Rhenen (Utrecht, The Netherlands).
  • He died on December 8, 1959 in Elst (Utrecht, The Netherlands), he was 63 years old.
  • This information was last updated on June 4, 2020.

Household of Jan van DAM

He is married to Alida van VIEGEN.

They got married on September 10, 1919 at Rhenen (Utrecht, The Netherlands), he was 23 years old.


Notes about Jan van DAM


Ouders Willem van DAM en Johanna van OEVEREN

Algemene Begraafplaats Rijksstraatweg 3921 SC Elst
Jan van Dam, 08-02-1896 - 08-12-1959
Willem van Dam, 03-11-1924 - 02-05-1969
Alida van Viegen. 31-07-1897 - 26-12-1969
Graf id-nummer: 96953
Begraafplaatsnr.: 224
(Plaats)aanduiding: 7A-06

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Historical events

Birthday February 8, 1896

  • The temperature on February 8, 1896 was about 0.3 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 1896: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • March 1 » Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
    • May 26 » Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
    • June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
    • June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
    • July 28 » The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.
    • August 16 » Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.

Day of death December 8, 1959

  • The temperature on December 8, 1959 was between 1.0 °C and 4.3 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 7.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
    • February 16 » Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1.
    • February 19 » The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
    • February 22 » Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500.
    • June 5 » The first government of Singapore is sworn in.
    • June 14 » Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
    • November 2 » Quiz show scandals: Twenty-One game show contestant Charles Van Doren admits to a Congressional committee that he had been given questions and answers in advance.


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