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Personal data Willem Orsel 


Household of Willem Orsel

(1) He is married to Stofferdina Holtjer.

They got married on August 10, 1912 at Onstwedde, he was 21 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Jantina Orsel  1829-1829
  2. Jantina Orsel  1930- 


(2) He is married to Elsien Moorlag.

They got married on January 8, 1940, he was 49 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Orsel

Willem Orsel
1890-1954

(1) 1912

Stofferdina Holtjer
1890-1935

Jantina Orsel
1829-1829
Jantina Orsel
1930-
(2) 1940

Elsien Moorlag
1895-1955


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Birthday August 17, 1890

  • The temperature on August 17, 1890 was about 19.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Eritrea is consolidated into a colony by the Italian government.
    • June 1 » The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
    • July 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Antitrust Act.
    • September 25 » The United States Congress establishes Sequoia National Park.
    • October 1 » Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress.
    • November 29 » The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes.

Day of marriage January 8, 1940

  • The temperature on January 8, 1940 was between -4.7 °C and 0.8 °C and averaged -0.8 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 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.
    • April 25 » Merkið, the flag of the Faroe Islands is approved by the British occupation government.
    • May 5 » World War II: Norwegian refugees form a government-in-exile in London.
    • June 10 » World War II: The Kingdom of Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom.
    • July 19 » World War II: Battle of Cape Spada: The Royal Navy and the Regia Marina clash; the Italian light cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni sinks, with 121 casualties.
    • September 9 » George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer.
    • December 9 » World War II: Operation Compass: British and Indian troops under the command of Major-General Richard O'Connor attack Italian forces near Sidi Barrani in Egypt.

Day of death January 25, 1954

  • The temperature on January 25, 1954 was between -6.0 °C and -1.0 °C and averaged -4.0 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (77%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 year 1954: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
    • January 2 » India establishes its highest civilian awards, the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan.
    • February 13 » Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game.
    • March 19 » Joey Giardello knocks out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in the first televised prize boxing fight shown in colour.
    • May 6 » Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.
    • June 18 » Carlos Castillo Armas leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
    • September 3 » The German submarineU-505 begins its move from a specially constructed dock to its site at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry.


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