Family tree Menting » Gerhardus Kersten (1864-1950)
Personal data Gerhardus Kersten
- He was born on March 14, 1864 in Groesbeek.Source 1
- Birth registration on March 15, 1864.
- Profession: Arbeider.
- He died on August 15, 1950 in Groesbeek, he was 86 years old.Source 2
- Death registration on August 16, 1950.
- The birth parents are Peter Kersten and Hendrina Peters
- This information was last updated on May 15, 2017.
Household of Gerhardus Kersten
He is married to Elisabeth Gerrits.
They got married
Child(ren):
- Peter Kersten ± 1892-????
- Gerhard Kersten ± 1895-????
- Hendrina Kersten ± 1897-????
- Elisabeth Kersten ± 1900-1930
- Theodorus Kersten 1901-
- Hendrik Kersten 1903-1973
- Mathias Kersten 1905-1905
- Catharina Kersten 1906-
- Petronella Kersten 1909-1949
- Maria Kersten 1910-1931
- Mathias Kersten ± 1913-1940
- Marinus Kersten 1914-1915
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Birthday March 14, 1864
- The temperature on March 14, 1864 was about 11.2 °C. The air pressure was 30 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- February 17 » American Civil War: The H. L. Hunley becomes the first submarine to engage and sink a warship, the USSHousatonic.
- March 15 » American Civil War: The Red River Campaign: U.S. Navy fleet arrives at Alexandria, Louisiana.
- April 18 » Battle of Dybbøl: A Prussian-Austrian army defeats Denmark and gains control of Schleswig. Denmark surrenders the province in the following peace settlement.
- May 21 » American Civil War: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ends.
- June 15 » Arlington National Cemetery is established when 200 acres (0.81km) of the Arlington estate (formerly owned by Confederate General Robert E. Lee) are officially set aside as a military cemetery by U.S. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.
- November 4 » American Civil War: Confederate troops bombard a Union supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material at the Battle of Johnsonville.
Day of death August 15, 1950
- The temperature on August 15, 1950 was between 9.9 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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)
- From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
- In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
- January 17 » The Great Brink's Robbery: Eleven thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car company's offices in Boston.
- March 17 » Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "californium".
- June 25 » The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.
- August 25 » President Harry Truman orders the U.S. Army to seize control of the nation's railroads to avert a strike.
- November 13 » General Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, President of Venezuela, is assassinated in Caracas.
- December 2 » Korean War: Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River ended, with decisive Chinese victory, UN forces were completely expelled from North Korea.
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