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Personal data Gerarda Johanna Dora Praesten 


Household of Gerarda Johanna Dora Praesten

She is married to Gerardus Albertus Holland.

They got married

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Historical events

Birthday December 30, 1909

  • The temperature on December 30, 1909 was between 1.9 °C and 5.7 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
    • January 9 » Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180km; 112mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time.
    • January 28 » United States troops leave Cuba with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being there since the Spanish–American War.
    • February 23 » The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.
    • May 31 » The National Negro Committee, forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), convenes for the first time.
    • December 10 » Selma Lagerlöf becomes the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
    • December 14 » New South Wales Premier Charles Wade signs the Seat of Government Surrender Act 1909, formally completing the transfer of State land to the Commonwealth to create the Australian Capital Territory.

Day of death November 28, 1955

  • The temperature on November 28, 1955 was between 4.6 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
    • April 1 » The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of unifying with Greece.
    • April 12 » The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
    • May 9 » Cold War: West Germany joins NATO.
    • June 11 » Eighty-three spectators are killed and at least 100 are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collide at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the deadliest ever accident in motorsports.
    • September 25 » The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded.
    • December 20 » Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1905 » Daniil Kharms, Russian poet, author, and playwright († 1942)
  • 1906 » Alziro Bergonzo, Italian architect and painter († 1997)
  • 1906 » Carol Reed, English director and producer († 1976)
  • 1910 » Paul Bowles, American composer and author († 1999)
  • 1911 » Jeanette Nolan, American actress († 1998)
  • 1913 » Lucio Agostini, Italian-Canadian conductor and composer († 1996)

Source: Wikipedia


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