Family tree Meurer - Van Woerkens » Gerritje Voortman (1899-1970)

Personal data Gerritje Voortman 


Household of Gerritje Voortman

She is married to Jacob Pieter van der Vegt.

They got married on February 2, 1928 at Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland, she was 28 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday December 23, 1899

  • The temperature on December 23, 1899 was about -4.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 4 » The Philippine–American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
    • March 4 » Cyclone Mahina sweeps in north of Cooktown, Queensland, with a 12 metres (39ft) wave that reaches up to 5 kilometres (3.1mi) inland, killing over 300.
    • July 29 » The First Hague Convention is signed.
    • September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
    • October 11 » The Second Boer War erupts in South Africa between the British-ruled Cape Colony, and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and Orange Free State.
    • December 2 » Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.

Day of death June 20, 1970

  • The temperature on June 20, 1970 was between 11.6 °C and 27.4 °C and averaged 19.7 °C. There was 13.7 hours of sunshine (82%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1970: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.0 million citizens.
    • March 26 » South Vietnamese President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu implements a land reform program to solve the problem of land tenancy.
    • May 4 » Vietnam War: Kent State shootings: The Ohio National Guard, sent to Kent State University after disturbances in the city of Kent the weekend before, opens fire killing four unarmed students and wounding nine others. The students were protesting the Cambodian Campaign of the United States and South Vietnam.
    • September 4 » Salvador Allende is elected President of Chile.
    • October 9 » The Khmer Republic is proclaimed in Cambodia.
    • November 21 » Vietnam War: Operation Ivory Coast: A joint United States Air Force and Army team raids the Sơn Tây prisoner-of-war camp in an attempt to free American prisoners of war thought to be held there.
    • December 15 » Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 successfully lands on Venus. It is the first successful soft landing on another planet.


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