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Personal data Derk Veen 

  • He was born on December 24, 1871 in Groningen.Source 1
  • Profession: KNIL Sgt der infanterie.
    kruis voor krijgsverrichtingen, zuid celebes 1905 - 1908
    Bronzen medaille voor trouwen dienst
    Zilveren medaille voor trouwen dienst
    Schietprijs geweer 190
  • He died on October 21, 1944 in Grogol, he was 72 years old.Source 2
  • He is buried in Buiten Erevelden.
  • A child of Koene Veen and Siphia Avontuur
  • This information was last updated on February 14, 2025.

Household of Derk Veen

He is married to Eugenie Susanne Kreefft.

They got married on July 16, 1906 at Ngawi, Madioen, he was 34 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  2. Gerard Robert Veen  1910-1988
  3. August Marinus Veen  1914-1985


Second World War victim


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Sources

  1. https://www.wiewaswie.nl/nl/detail/19096658
  2. aktenr4253 filmnr 1603554;
  3. RA1907/24

Historical events

Birthday December 24, 1871

  • The temperature on December 24, 1871 was about -0.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 18 » Wilhelm I of Germany is proclaimed Kaiser Wilhelm in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles (France) towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Wilhelm already had the title of German Emperor since the constitution of 1 January 1871, but he had hesitated to accept the title.
    • May 21 » French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested.
    • August 29 » Emperor Meiji orders the abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871).
    • October 10 » Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8–10.
    • October 12 » The British in India enact the Criminal Tribes Act, naming many local communities "Criminal Tribes".
    • October 24 » An estimated 17 to 20 Chinese immigrants are lynched in Los Angeles, California.

Day of marriage July 16, 1906

  • The temperature on July 16, 1906 was between 10.3 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 4 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • April 7 » The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco.
    • April 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
    • April 27 » The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time.
    • September 18 » The 1906 Hong Kong typhoon kills an estimated 10,000 people.
    • October 11 » San Francisco sparks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering segregated schools for Japanese students.
    • November 9 » Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal.

Day of death October 21, 1944

  • The temperature on October 21, 1944 was between 5.9 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 10.2 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • February 15 » World War II: The assault on Monte Cassino, Italy begins.
    • August 9 » Continuation War: The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during the Second World War, ends to a strategic stalemate. Both Finnish and Soviet troops at the Finnish front dug to defensive positions, and the front remains stable until the end of the war.
    • September 4 » World War II: The British 11th Armoured Division liberates the Belgian city of Antwerp.
    • September 28 » World War II: Soviet Army troops liberate Klooga concentration camp in Estonia.
    • October 20 » American general Douglas MacArthur fulfills his promise to return to the Philippines when he commands an Allied assault on the islands.
    • October 25 » Second World War: Heinrich Himmler orders a crackdown on the Edelweiss Pirates, a loosely organized youth culture in Nazi Germany that had assisted army deserters and others to hide from the Third Reich.


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