Family tree Lars Werner » Willem Sebastiaan van BEEK (1910-1940)

Personal data Willem Sebastiaan van BEEK 

  • He was born on October 29, 1910 in Ede (Gelderland, The Netherlands).
  • Profession: handelsbediende.
  • He died on February 18, 1940 in Utrecht (Utrecht, The Netherlands), he was 29 years old.
  • This information was last updated on December 21, 2022.

Household of Willem Sebastiaan van BEEK

He is married to Hermina Jacoba van WAKEREN.

They got married on July 18, 1935 at Veenendaal (Utrecht, The Netherlands), he was 24 years old.


Notes about Willem Sebastiaan van BEEK


Ouders Willem Sebastiaan van BEEK en Adriana SCHOLTUS

Wonend in Veenendaal ten tijde van overlijden

Begraafplaats: Algemene Begraafplaats De Munnikenhof , Munnikenweg 4, Veenendaal
Graf id-nummer: 1441441
Begraafplaatsnr.: 249
(Plaats)aanduiding: 636
Willem Sebastiaan van Beek, 29-10-1910 - 18-02-1940
Hermina Jacoba van Wakeren, 1910 - 15-05-2008

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Historical events

Birthday October 29, 1910

  • The temperature on October 29, 1910 was between 6.1 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
    • March 1 » The deadliest avalanche in United States history buries a Great Northern Railway train in northeastern King County, Washington, killing 96 people.
    • March 3 » Rockefeller Foundation: John D. Rockefeller Jr. announces his retirement from managing his businesses so that he can devote all his time to philanthropy.
    • May 6 » George V becomes King of Great Britain, Ireland, and many overseas territories, on the death of his father, Edward VII.
    • September 20 » The ocean liner SSFrance, later known as the "Versailles of the Atlantic", is launched.
    • October 6 » Eleftherios Venizelos is elected prime minister of Greece for the first of seven times.
    • October 20 » The hull of the RMSOlympic, sister-ship to the ill-fated RMS Titanic, is launched from the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.

Day of death February 18, 1940

  • The temperature on February 18, 1940 was between -9.3 °C and 0.5 °C and averaged -2.9 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 27 » Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14.
    • May 9 » World War II: The German submarine U-9 sinks the French coastal submarine Doris near Den Helder.
    • May 15 » Richard and Maurice McDonald open the first McDonald's restaurant.
    • June 5 » World War II: After a brief lull in the Battle of France, the Germans renew the offensive against the remaining French divisions south of the River Somme in Operation Fall Rot ("Case Red").
    • June 11 » World War II: The Siege of Malta begins with a series of Italian air raids.
    • November 27 » World War II: At the Battle of Cape Spartivento, the Royal Navy engages the Regia Marina in the Mediterranean Sea.


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