Family tree Jacobs » Jan van den Broek (1872-1928)
Personal data Jan van den Broek
- He was born on January 1, 1872 in Barneveld.
- Profession: Arbeider in gasfabriek.
- He died on March 4, 1928 in Barneveld, he was 56 years old.
Tijdstip: 05:00
- Death registration in the year 1927.
Dirk van den Broek witnessed this.
Johan Hendrik van Dorst witnessed this. - A child of Hendrikus van den Broek and Johanna van Bruggen
- This information was last updated on July 19, 2022.
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Historical events
Birthday January 1, 1872
- The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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.
- January 12 » Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
- March 5 » George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
- April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
- June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
- November 30 » The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.
- December 21 » Challenger expedition: HMSChallenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England.
Day of death March 4, 1928
- The temperature on March 4, 1928 was between -3.2 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
- March 21 » Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
- May 15 » Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy".
- June 18 » Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic).
- September 18 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel.
- October 10 » Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.
- October 28 » The "Indonesia Raya", now the national anthem, is first played during the Second Indonesian Youth Congress.
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