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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan van den Broek

Dirk van den Broek
1807-1876
Jannetje van Bruggen
1802-????
Hendrik van Bruggen
1813-????
Maria Akkers
1809-1886

Jan van den Broek
1872-1928


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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.
    • March 5 » George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
    • March 22 » Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
    • September 18 » King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
    • November 9 » The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
    • November 18 » Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for voting illegally in the United States presidential election of 1872.
    • 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.
    • June 9 » Charles Kingsford Smith completes the first trans-Pacific flight in a Fokker Trimotor monoplane, the Southern Cross.
    • 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).
    • October 2 » The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.
    • November 15 » The RNLI lifeboat Mary Stanford capsized in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17-man crew.
    • November 18 » Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, featuring the third appearances of cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. This is considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey's birthday.
    • December 13 » George Gershwin's An American in Paris is first performed.


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Michael Jacobs, "Family tree Jacobs", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-michael-jacobs/I85252.php : accessed January 30, 2026), "Jan van den Broek (1872-1928)".