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Personal data Gerardus Johannes Maria "Gerrit" van de LAAK 

    Hij werd ook Gait genoemd.
  • Nickname is Gerrit.
  • He was born on October 26, 1872 in Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
  • Profession: kopergieter.
  • (Militaire dienst 1892 - 1896 Gerardus Johannes Maria (Gerrit) van de LAAK) .
    Gerardus Johannes Maria van de LAAK
    Gerardus Johannes Maria van de Laak werd op 12 mei 1892 (20 jaar) als milicien ingedeeld bij het 2e Bataljon Regiment G



  • He died on October 12, 1956 in Hengelo (O), he was 83 years old.
  • A child of Petrus van de LAAK and Egberta Johanna MORSHUIS
  • This information was last updated on December 26, 2021.

Household of Gerardus Johannes Maria "Gerrit" van de LAAK

He is married to Geertrui KOSTERINK.

Op 22 juni 1901 nam hij ontslag en ging met zijn gezin wonen in Rotterdam Nieuwe Binnenweg 622. Gebrek aan leiderschap a

They got married on May 6, 1898 at Weerselo (Ov), he was 25 years old.

They were married in church on May 12, 1898 at Hengelo, he was 25 years old.


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Notes about Gerardus Johannes Maria "Gerrit" van de LAAK

Als 15 jarige jongen ging hij in 1887 als leerling kopergieter-vormer werken bij Dikkers & Co te Hengelo. Als 20 j

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    Historical events

    Birthday October 26, 1872

    • The temperature on October 26, 1872 was about 8.2 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
    • In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • February 20 » The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
      • March 5 » George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
      • March 16 » The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
      • June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
      • July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
      • November 9 » The Great Boston Fire of 1872.

    Day of marriage May 6, 1898

    • The temperature on May 6, 1898 was about 10.4 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1898: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • March 16 » In Melbourne the representatives of five colonies adopted a constitution, which would become the basis of the Commonwealth of Australia.
      • June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
      • June 13 » Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.
      • June 21 » The United States captures Guam from Spain. The few warning shots fired by the U.S. naval vessels are misinterpreted as salutes by the Spanish garrison, which was unaware that the two nations were at war.
      • August 23 » The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departs from London.
      • September 10 » Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.

    Day of death October 12, 1956

    • The temperature on October 12, 1956 was between 5.1 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. 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)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1956: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
      • July 16 » Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closes its last "Big Tent" show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; due to changing economics, all subsequent circus shows will be held in arenas.
      • September 13 » The dike around the Dutch polder East Flevoland is closed.
      • October 17 » The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield, England.
      • October 26 » Hungarian Revolution: In the towns of Mosonmagyaróvár and Esztergom, Hungarian secret police forces massacre civilians. As rebel strongholds in Budapest hold, fighting spreads throughout the country.
      • October 29 » Suez Crisis begins: Israeli forces invade the Sinai Peninsula and push Egyptian forces back toward the Suez Canal.
      • November 7 » Hungarian Revolution: János Kádár returns to Budapest in a Soviet armored convoy, officially taking office as the next Hungarian leader. By this point, most armed resistance has been defeated.

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