Family tree Smith » Jan van Heck (1862-1945)
Personal data Jan van Heck
- He was born on May 30, 1862 in Dordrecht.Source 1
- He died on January 25, 1945 in Dordrecht, he was 82 years old.Source 2
- A child of Gerrit van Heck and Cornelia van Vark
- This information was last updated on March 20, 2021.
Household of Jan van Heck
(1) He is married to Jansje Kok.
They got married on April 8, 1886 at Dordrecht, he was 23 years old.Source 3
The couple were divorced in 1896.
(2) He is married to Maria van Kleef.
They got married on December 17, 1896 at Puttershoek, he was 34 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
- Gerrit van Heck 1897-????
- Aartje van Heck 1899-????
- Jan van Heck 1900-1911
- Maria van Heck 1903-1904
- Arie van Heck ± 1905-1950
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Historical events
Birthday May 30, 1862
- The temperature on May 30, 1862 was about 20.0 °C. The air pressure was 4.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1862: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- February 22 » Jefferson Davis is officially inaugurated for a six-year term as the President of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia. He was previously inaugurated as a provisional president on February 18, 1861.
- May 1 » American Civil War: The Union Army completes its capture of New Orleans.
- May 12 » American Civil War: U.S. federal troops occupy Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
- October 11 » American Civil War: Confederate troops conduct a raid on Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
- December 26 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou begins.
- December 26 » Four nuns serving as volunteer nurses on board USSRed Rover are the first female nurses on a U.S. Navy hospital ship.
Day of marriage December 17, 1896
- The temperature on December 17, 1896 was about 0.9 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 18 » An X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
- February 1 » La bohème premieres in Turin at the Teatro Regio (Turin), conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- April 15 » Closing ceremony of the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens, Greece.
- August 16 » Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
- September 21 » Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener take Dongola.
Day of death January 25, 1945
- The temperature on January 25, 1945 was between -9.4 °C and -3.3 °C and averaged -6.5 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 » World War II: The end of fighting in the Battle of Hill 170 during the Burma Campaign, in which the British 3 Commando Brigade repulsed a Japanese counterattack on their positions and precipitated a general retirement from the Arakan Peninsula.
- April 13 » World War II: German troops kill more than 1,000 political and military prisoners in Gardelegen, Germany.
- April 25 » Liberation Day (Italy): The Nazi occupation army surrenders and leaves Northern Italy after a general partisan insurrection by the Italian resistance movement; the puppet fascist regime dissolves and Benito Mussolini is captured after trying to escape. This day was set as a public holiday to celebrate the Liberation of Italy.
- May 4 » World War II: Neuengamme concentration camp near Hamburg is liberated by the British Army.
- July 17 » World War II: The main three leaders of the Allied nations, Winston Churchill, Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin, meet in the German city of Potsdam to decide the future of a defeated Germany.
- December 27 » The International Monetary Fund is created with the signing of an agreement by 29 nations.
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