Family tree Smith » Emma Francina van Ligten (1894-1972)
Personal data Emma Francina van Ligten
- She was born on April 26, 1894 in Soerabaja.Source 1
- She died on August 1, 1972 in Den Haag, she was 78 years old.Source 2
- A child of Willem Christiaan van Ligten and Emma Francina Landtrecht
- This information was last updated on October 1, 2025.
Household of Emma Francina van Ligten
(1) She is married to Willem Hendrik van de Pol.
They got married on April 28, 1917 at Blitar, she was 23 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Johan Desire van de Pol 1921-1944
- Margaretha Eveline van de Pol 1930-2005
(2) She is married to Verstraten.
They got married after 1917.
Child(ren):
- Robert Dirk van Ligten ± 1933-1947
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Sources
RA1895/341
https://www.wiewaswie.nl/nl/detail/119498771
RA1918/14
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Birthday April 26, 1894
- The temperature on April 26, 1894 was about 13.0 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- 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 1894: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- March 16 » Jules Massenet's opera Thaïs is first performed.
- March 22 » The first playoff game for the Stanley Cup starts.
- April 21 » Norway formally adopts the Krag–Jørgensen bolt-action rifle as the main arm of its armed forces, a weapon that would remain in service for almost 50 years.
- May 11 » Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike.
- July 4 » The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole.
- November 17 » H. H. Holmes, one of the first modern serial killers, is arrested in Boston, Massachusetts.
Day of marriage April 28, 1917
- The temperature on April 28, 1917 was between 5.6 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
- May 19 » The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK is founded.
- May 26 » Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon.
- August 18 » A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.
- November 5 » October Revolution: Lenin calls for the October Revolution.
Day of death August 1, 1972
- The temperature on August 1, 1972 was between 12.4 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1972: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.3 million citizens.
- January 11 » East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh.
- February 15 » Sound recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time.
- February 21 » United States President Richard Nixon visits the People's Republic of China to normalize Sino-American relations.
- April 6 » Vietnam War: Easter Offensive: American forces begin sustained air strikes and naval bombardments.
- May 4 » The Don't Make A Wave Committee, a fledgling environmental organization founded in Canada in 1971, officially changes its name to "Greenpeace Foundation".
- June 29 » The United States Supreme Court rules in the case Furman v. Georgia that arbitrary and inconsistent imposition of the death penalty violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
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