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Personal data Willem Christiaan OVINK 

  • He was born on February 20, 1895 in Doetinchem, Gelderland, NEDERLAND.
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  • Profession: Schrijver bij de Rijksverzekeringsbank, Ambtenaar bij de Raad van Arbeid.
  • He died on September 29, 1949 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NEDERLAND, he was 54 years old.
    Yad Vashem
    Ovink, Willem Christiaan & Gerardina Elisabeth (Brugman)
    Willem and Gerardina Ovink hid Mr. and Mrs. Rodrigues and their son and daughter in their apartment in Amsterdam. Mr. Rodrigues warned Willem and Gerardina that sheltering Jews could cost them their lives, but the Ovinks, whose daughter and dog were also living in the apartment, answered: "Then we will have given it for a good cause. Besides, we have known you for some years, and we couldn't continue to live with ourselves if we didn't at least do our best." Willem and Gerardinawere simply motivated by their desire to help their friends. During their time in hiding, the Rodrigueses never left the apartment. They had a hiding place under the house and their own bedroom, but they shared the living room with the hostsfor the entire duration of their 26-month stay.
    On May 6, 1980, Yad Vashem recognized Willem Christiaan Ovink and his wife, Gerardina Elisabeth Ovink-Brugman, as Righteous Among the Nations
  • A child of Gezina OVINK
  • This information was last updated on August 19, 2023.

Household of Willem Christiaan OVINK

(1) He is married to Gerarda Elisabeth BRUGMAN.

They got married on May 12, 1927 at Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NEDERLAND, he was 32 years old.


(2) He is married to Wilhelmina Geertruida van EIJNDT.

They got married on December 9, 1914 at Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NEDERLAND, he was 19 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Christiaan OVINK

Hendrik Willem OVINK
Gesina HENTZEPETER
1837-1893
Gezina OVINK
1876-????

Willem Christiaan OVINK
1895-1949

(1) 1927

Gerarda Elisabeth BRUGMAN
1901-1975

(2) 1914

Wilhelmina Geertruida van EIJNDT
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Historical events

Birthday February 20, 1895

  • The temperature on February 20, 1895 was about 0.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1895: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • March 19 » Auguste and Louis Lumière record their first footage using their newly patented cinematograph.
    • June 28 » The United States Court of Private Land Claims rules James Reavis’s claim to Barony of Arizona is "wholly fictitious and fraudulent."
    • October 8 » Korean Empress Myeongseong is assassinated by Japanese infiltrators.
    • October 21 » The Republic of Formosa collapses as Japanese forces invade.
    • November 8 » While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray.
    • December 28 » Wilhelm Röntgen publishes a paper detailing his discovery of a new type of radiation, which later will be known as x-rays.

Day of marriage December 9, 1914

  • The temperature on December 9, 1914 was between 5.8 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 4.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • March 1 » The Republic of China joins the Universal Postal Union.
    • April 9 » Mexican Revolution: One of the world's first naval/air skirmishes takes place off the coast of western Mexico.
    • July 11 » Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major League Baseball.
    • July 23 » Austria-Hungary issues a series of demands in an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia demanding Serbia to allow the Austrians to determine who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Serbia accepts all but one of those demands and Austria declares war on July 28.
    • August 28 » World War I: German troops take the city of Namur in Belgium.
    • December 23 » World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt.

Day of death September 29, 1949

  • The temperature on September 29, 1949 was between 8.1 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
    • January 3 » The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central bank of the Philippines, is established.
    • March 1 » Indonesian Army recaptures and occupies for six hours its capital city Yogyakarta from the Dutch.
    • May 6 » EDSAC, the first practical electronic digital stored-program computer, runs its first operation.
    • August 3 » The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League finalize the merger that would create the National Basketball Association.
    • September 4 » The Peekskill riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York.
    • November 7 » The first oil was taken in Oil Rocks (Neft Daşları), oldest offshore oil platform.


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