Family tree Smith » Francois Johan Adriaan Was (1910-1944)
Personal data Francois Johan Adriaan Was
- He was born on October 28, 1910 in Solo, Soerakarta.Source 1
- Profession: 2e luit der inf; https://www.openarch.nl/ghn:e6349a3a-3ad5-102d-ab92-005056a23d00.Source 2
rang bij huwelijk
- Resident from June 9, 1916 till May 29, 1917: Den Haag.Source 3
DoR: Echtgenote. p.a. J.v.d Welle, Malabarlaan 19 Bandoeng, Java.
- He died on March 19, 1944 in Canchanbury, Siam, he was 33 years old.Source 4
- A child of Francois Was and Anne Augustine Nolten
- This information was last updated on February 14, 2023.
Household of Francois Johan Adriaan Was
He is married to Wijnandine van de Hoeven.
They got married on August 29, 1932 at Den Haag, he was 21 years old.Source 2
Child(ren):
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Second World War victim
- He appears on the website of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- He is named on a Japanese internment card on Open Archives
Timeline Francois Johan Adriaan Was
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Relationship Francois Johan Adriaan Was
- Francois Johan Adriaan Was is the 3rd great grandson of Johan Christoffel Smith:
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Historical events
Birthday October 28, 1910
- The temperature on October 28, 1910 was between 3.2 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (11%). 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
- January 1 » Captain David Beatty is promoted to Rear admiral, and becomes the youngest admiral in the Royal Navy (except for Royal family members) since Horatio Nelson.
- May 31 » The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.
- June 2 » Charles Rolls, a co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited, becomes the first man to make a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by plane.
- July 24 » The Ottoman Empire captures the city of Shkodër, putting down the Albanian Revolt of 1910.
- August 29 » The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, also known as the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty, becomes effective, officially starting the period of Japanese rule in Korea.
- October 15 » Airship America is launched from New Jersey in the first attempt to cross the Atlantic by a powered aircraft.
Day of marriage August 29, 1932
- The temperature on August 29, 1932 was between 11.2 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 9.7 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
- January 12 » Hattie Caraway becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate.
- May 4 » In Atlanta, mobster Al Capone begins serving an eleven-year prison sentence for tax evasion.
- May 12 » Ten weeks after his abduction, Charles Jr., the infant son of Charles Lindbergh, is found dead near Hopewell, New Jersey, just a few miles from the Lindberghs' home.
- September 5 » The French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger.
- September 17 » A speech by Laureano Gómez leads to the escalation of the Leticia Incident.
- December 10 » Thailand becomes a constitutional monarchy.
Day of death March 19, 1944
- The temperature on March 19, 1944 was between 4.1 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 4 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
- June 10 » World War II: In Distomo, Boeotia, Greece, 218 men, women and children are massacred by German troops.
- July 6 » Jackie Robinson refuses to move to the back of a bus, leading to a court-martial.
- July 20 » World War II: Adolf Hitler survives an assassination attempt led by German Army Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg.
- August 12 » Nazi German troops end the week-long Wola massacre, during which time at least 40,000 people are killed indiscriminately or in mass executions.
- September 18 » World War II: The British submarine HMSTradewind torpedoes Jun'yō Maru, killing 5,600, mostly slave labourers and POWs.
- October 21 » World War II: The city of Aachen falls to American forces after three weeks of fighting, making it the first German city to fall to the Allies.
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