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Personal data Willem van der Gaag 


Household of Willem van der Gaag

He is married to Aaltje van der Steenhoven.

They got married on March 21, 1917 at Rotterdam, he was 29 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday October 9, 1887

  • The temperature on October 9, 1887 was about 7.7 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • April 28 » A week after being arrested by the Prussian Secret Police, French police inspector Guillaume Schnaebelé is released on order of William I, German Emperor, defusing a possible war.
    • May 9 » Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.
    • July 6 » David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
    • July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
    • October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
    • November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Day of marriage March 21, 1917

  • The temperature on March 21, 1917 was between -1.5 °C and 1.9 °C and averaged -0.4 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
    • April 12 » World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans.
    • July 27 » World War I: The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.
    • October 4 » World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
    • October 31 » World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".
    • December 6 » Finland declares independence from Soviet Russia.
    • December 18 » The resolution containing the language of the Eighteenth Amendment to enact Prohibition is passed by the United States Congress.

Day of death December 18, 1945

  • The temperature on December 18, 1945 was between 5.5 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
    • January 8 » World War II: Philippine Commonwealth troops under the Philippine Commonwealth Army units enter the province of Ilocos Sur in Northern Luzon and attack Japanese Imperial forces.
    • March 29 » World War II: The German 4th Army is almost destroyed by the Soviet Red Army.
    • April 8 » World War II: After an air raid accidentally destroys a train carrying about 4,000 Nazi concentration camp internees in Prussian Hanover, the survivors are massacred by Nazis.
    • April 29 » World War II: Airdrops of food begin over German-occupied regions of the Netherlands.
    • May 8 » End of the Prague uprising, celebrated now as a national holiday in the Czech Republic.
    • July 26 » World War II: The Potsdam Declaration is signed in Potsdam, Germany.


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