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Personal data Wilhelmus Johannes Gerardus Gijsbertus van Zanten 

  • He was born on December 6, 1878 in Utrecht.Source 1
  • Profession: Gepensioneerd hoofd commies PTT.Source 1
  • Religion: RK.
  • Resident: Tjipunegara 29, Soerabaja.Source 2
  • He died on August 2, 1945 in Ambarawa, he was 66 years old.Source 3

    Fout Attention: Died (August 2, 1945) before the divorce (August 2, 1948).

    Oorzaak: bacc desenterie
  • He is buried in Kalibanteng, Semarang.
  • This information was last updated on August 14, 2023.

Household of Wilhelmus Johannes Gerardus Gijsbertus van Zanten

(1) He is married to Josephina Augustina Kwakoe.

They got married on April 22, 1908 at Batavia, he was 29 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):


The couple were divorced from August 2, 1948 at Ambarawa.Source 5

Oorzaak: overlijden echtgenoot


(2) He is married to Louise Eveline Emille Smith.

They got married on November 16, 1928 at Semarang, he was 49 years old.Source 6


Child(ren):

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Wilhelmus Johannes Gerardus Gijsbertus van Zanten

Wilhelmus Johannes Gerardus Gijsbertus van Zanten
1878-1945

(1) 1908

Josephina Augustina Kwakoe
????-< 1928

Wesselina Maria van Zanten
1906-????
Cornelia Wilhelmina van Zanten
1910-????
(2) 1928

Louise Eveline Emille Smith
1900-1966

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Sources

  1. https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/archief/2.19.255.01/invnr/176713A/file/NL-HaNA_2.19.255.01_176713A_0002
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  3. actenr 2058 filmnr 1603554, https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/archief/2.19.255.01/invnr/176713A/file/NL-HaNA_2.19.255.01_176713A_0002
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  6. Burgerlijke stand Semarang huwelijksregister 1928, acte 111 (LDS film nr 1357781), rvanderwal

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Birthday December 6, 1878

  • The temperature on December 6, 1878 was about 0.2 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 9 » Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
    • January 28 » Yale Daily News becomes the first independent daily college newspaper in the United States.
    • March 15 » Restoration of the Scottish Catholic hierarchy, broken off back in 1603.
    • May 25 » Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
    • September 1 » Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company.
    • October 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.

Day of marriage November 16, 1928

  • The temperature on November 16, 1928 was between 7.2 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 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.
    • March 21 » Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
    • August 27 » The Kellogg–Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it.
    • September 1 » Ahmet Zogu declares Albania to be a monarchy and proclaims himself king.
    • October 22 » Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Puerto Rico.
    • November 22 » The premier performance of Ravel's Boléro takes place in Paris.
    • December 6 » The government of Colombia sends military forces to suppress a month-long strike by United Fruit Company workers, resulting in an unknown number of deaths.

Day of death August 2, 1945

  • The temperature on August 2, 1945 was between 11.1 °C and 20.5 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 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 31 » US Army private Eddie Slovik is executed for desertion, the first such execution of an American soldier since the Civil War.
    • March 10 » World War II: The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting conflagration kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians.
    • May 2 » World War II: The US 82nd Airborne Division liberates Wöbbelin concentration camp finding 1000 dead prisoners, most of whom starved to death.
    • May 2 » World War II: The surrender of Caserta comes into effect, by which German troops in Italy cease fighting.
    • July 30 » World War II: Japanese submarineI-58 sinks the USSIndianapolis, killing 883 seamen. Most die during the following four days, until an aircraft notices the survivors.
    • August 23 » World War II: Soviet–Japanese War: The USSR State Defense Committee issues Decree no. 9898cc "About Receiving, Accommodation, and Labor Utilization of the Japanese Army Prisoners of War".


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