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Ancestors (and descendant) of Richard van Ligten

Dirk Robert van Ligten
1856-1901
Frederika Angelina von Hebel
1860-1931

Richard van Ligten
1920-1942


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    1. https://www.openarch.nl/tkr:fedb269a-3301-6483-1b62-13b55dcab134

    Historical events

    Birthday January 30, 1920

    • The temperature on January 30, 1920 was between 2.8 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
      • January 8 » The steel strike of 1919 ends in failure for the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers labor union.
      • January 13 » The Reichstag Bloodbath of January 13, 1920, the bloodiest demonstration in German history.
      • April 23 » The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) is founded in Ankara. The assembly denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces the preparation of a temporary constitution.
      • November 2 » In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the result of the 1920 United States presidential election.
      • November 7 » Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow issues a decree that leads to the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.
      • December 3 » Following more than a month of Turkish–Armenian War, the Turkish dictated Treaty of Alexandropol is concluded.

    Day of death January 1, 1942

    • The temperature on January 1, 1942 was between 1.7 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 4.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
      • January 30 » World War II: Battle of Ambon. Japanese forces invade the island of Ambon in the Dutch East Indies. Some 300 captured Allied troops are massacred at Laha airfield. Three-fourths of remaining POWs will not have survived by the end of the war, including 250 men who will be shipped to Hainan Island in South China Sea and never returned.
      • March 5 » World War II: Japanese forces capture Batavia, capital of Dutch East Indies, which is left undefended after the withdrawal of the KNIL garrison and Australian Blackforce battalion to Buitenzorg and Bandung.
      • April 18 » Pierre Laval becomes Prime Minister of Vichy France.
      • May 26 » World War II: The Battle of Gazala takes place.
      • June 10 » World War II: The Lidice massacre is perpetrated as a reprisal for the assassination of Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich.
      • November 3 » World War II: The Koli Point action begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends on November 12.
    

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