Family tree Steinmeier/De Vries » Benjamin van de Kreke (1873-1965)
Personal data Benjamin van de Kreke
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4- He was born on February 21, 1873 in Wolphaartsdijk (Zuid-Beveland).
- Occupations:
- Arbeider.
- Veldarbeider.
- He died on September 20, 1965 in Wolphaartsdijk (Zuid-Beveland), he was 92 years old.
- A child of Marinus van de Kreeke and Catharina de Witte
Household of Benjamin van de Kreke
He is married to Maatje Verrijzer.
They got married on November 17, 1898 at Wolphaartsdijk (Zuid-Beveland), he was 25 years old.
Child(ren):
- Marinus van de Kreeke 1899-1986
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Sources
- Kreeke Web Site, Ingeborg Berger - van de Kreeke, Benjamin van de Kreeke, July 11, 2012
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Historical events
Birthday February 21, 1873
- The temperature on February 21, 1873 was about 1.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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 July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
- In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 17 » A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, part of the Modoc War.
- March 1 » E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical typewriter.
- April 4 » The Kennel Club is founded, the oldest and first official registry of purebred dogs in the world.
- June 5 » Sultan Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar closes the great slave market under the terms of a treaty with Great Britain.
- June 18 » Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
- August 2 » The Clay Street Hill Railroad begins operating the first cable car in San Francisco's famous cable car system.
Day of marriage November 17, 1898
- The temperature on November 17, 1898 was about 9.0 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1898: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 13 » Émile Zola's J'accuse…! exposes the Dreyfus affair.
- February 27 » King George I of Greece survives an assassination attempt.
- June 27 » The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
- August 28 » Caleb Bradham's beverage "Brad's Drink" is renamed "Pepsi-Cola".
- August 29 » The Goodyear tire company is founded.
- October 18 » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.
Day of death September 20, 1965
- The temperature on September 20, 1965 was between 2.8 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 10.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (65%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1965: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 12.2 million citizens.
- January 26 » Hindi becomes the official language of India.
- February 9 » The United States Marine Corps sends a MIM-23 Hawk missile battalion to South Vietnam, the first American troops in-country without an official advisory or training mission.
- March 23 » NASA launches Gemini 3, the United States' first two-man space flight (crew: Gus Grissom and John Young).
- April 29 » Pakistan's Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) successfully launches its seventh rocket in its Rehber series.
- August 18 » Vietnam War: Operation Starlite begins: United States Marines destroy a Viet Cong stronghold on the Van Tuong peninsula in the first major American ground battle of the war.
- November 14 » Vietnam War: The Battle of Ia Drang begins: The first major engagement between regular American and North Vietnamese forces.
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The Family tree Steinmeier/De Vries publication was prepared by Herman Steinmeier.
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Herman Steinmeier, "Family tree Steinmeier/De Vries", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-steinmeier/R2893.php : accessed January 9, 2026), "Benjamin van de Kreke (1873-1965)".