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Personal data Gijsbertus Vincentius van Valkenburg 


Household of Gijsbertus Vincentius van Valkenburg

He is married to Anna Maria Mels.

They got married on August 14, 1903 at Oss, he was 24 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday January 22, 1879

  • The temperature on January 22, 1879 was about -7.5 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 22 » The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also during the Anglo-Zulu War and just some 15km away from Isandlwana, results in a British victory.
    • March 29 » Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.
    • April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
    • September 18 » The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.
    • October 8 » War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos.
    • December 31 » Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

Day of death January 11, 1921

  • The temperature on January 11, 1921 was between 4.1 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
    • February 15 » Kingdom of Romania establishes its legation in Helsinki.
    • March 6 » Portuguese Communist Party is founded as the Portuguese Section of the Communist International.
    • March 8 » Spanish Prime Minister Eduardo Dato Iradier is assassinated while exiting the parliament building in Madrid.
    • March 31 » The Royal Australian Air Force is formed.
    • April 2 » The Autonomous Government of Khorasan, a military government encompassing the modern state of Iran, is established.
    • September 11 » Nahalal, the first moshav in Palestine, is settled as part of a Zionist plan of creating a Jewish state, later to be Israel.


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  • 1875 » D. W. Griffith, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1948)
  • 1877 » Tom Jones, American baseball player and manager († 1923)
  • 1879 » Francis Picabia, French painter and poet († 1953)
  • 1880 » Bill O'Neill, Canadian-American baseball player († 1920)
  • 1880 » Frigyes Riesz, Hungarian mathematician and academic († 1956)
  • 1881 » Ira Thomas, American baseball player and manager († 1958)

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