Family tree Jacobs » Gerrit Abraham Broekman (1906-1940)
Personal data Gerrit Abraham Broekman
- He was born on May 25, 1906 in Culemborg.
- Profession: Spekslager.
- He died on May 12, 1940 in Rhenen, he was 33 years old.
Tijdstip: 16:00
- Death registration on November 1, 1940.
Gijsbertus Jan Hendrik Smit witnessed this.
- A child of Jan Broekman and Neeltje de Bruin
- This information was last updated on October 13, 2015.
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Birthday May 25, 1906
- The temperature on May 25, 1906 was between 6.2 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
- February 11 » Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos.
- March 10 » The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.
- May 6 » The Russian Constitution of 1906 is adopted (on April 23 by the Julian calendar).
- September 1 » The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys is established.
- September 13 » The Santos-Dumont 14-bis makes a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe.
- December 24 » Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.
Day of death May 12, 1940
- The temperature on May 12, 1940 was between 2.4 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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.
- May 10 » World War II: Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain. On the same day, Germany invades France, Belgium and Luxembourg. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom occupies Iceland.
- June 17 » World War II: The British Army's 11th Hussars assault and take Fort Capuzzo in Libya, Africa from Italian forces.
- August 25 » World War II: The first Bombing of Berlin by the British Royal Air Force.
- September 29 » Two Avro Ansons collide in mid-air over New South Wales, Australia, remain locked together, then land safely.
- October 1 » The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic.
- November 12 » World War II: Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov arrives in Berlin to discuss the possibility of the Soviet Union joining the Axis Powers.
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