Family tree J + P Valk » Fenna VALK (1894-1985)
Personal data Fenna VALK
- She was born on July 17, 1894 in Groningen, Groningen, Nederland.
- She died on January 29, 1985 in Orange (VS), Verenigde Staten, she was 90 years old.
- A child of Harm VALK and Elsien EBELING
Household of Fenna VALK
She is married to Harry MANDEMAKER.
They got married
Child(ren):
- Frances MANDEMAKER 1921-2000
- Robert MANDEMAKER 1928-1997
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Historical events
Birthday July 17, 1894
- The temperature on July 17, 1894 was about 16.4 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- 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 1894: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 9 » New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard in Lexington, Massachusetts.
- February 7 » The Cripple Creek miner's strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado, United States.
- June 24 » Marie François Sadi Carnot is assassinated by Sante Geronimo Caserio.
- July 22 » The first ever motor race is held in France between the cities of Paris and Rouen. The fastest finisher was the Comte Jules-Albert de Dion, but the 'official' victory was awarded to Albert Lemaître driving his 3hp petrol engined Peugeot.
- November 1 » Buffalo Bill, 15 of his Indians, and Annie Oakley were filmed by Thomas Edison in his Black Maria Studio in West Orange, New Jersey.
- November 1 » Nicholas II becomes the new (and last) Tsar of Russia after his father, Alexander III, dies.
Day of death January 29, 1985
- The temperature on January 29, 1985 was between 1.0 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was 3.5 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1985: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
- January 1 » The first British mobile phone call is made by Michael Harrison to his father Sir Ernest Harrison, chairman of Vodafone.
- March 11 » Mikhail Gorbachev is elected to the position of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union making Gorbachev the USSR's de facto, and last, head of state.
- May 25 » Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people.
- June 15 » Rembrandt's painting Danaë is attacked by a man (later judged insane) who throws sulfuric acid on the canvas and cuts it twice with a knife.
- July 17 » Founding of the EUREKA Network by former head of states François Mitterrand (France) and Helmut Kohl (Germany).
- November 19 » Police in Baling, Malaysia, lay siege to houses occupied by an Islamic sect of about 400 people led by Ibrahim Mahmud.
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- 1980 » Jimmy Durante, American entertainer (b. 1893)
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The Family tree J + P Valk publication was prepared by Rene Valk.
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Rene Valk, "Family tree J + P Valk", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-valk/I35.php : accessed February 23, 2026), "Fenna VALK (1894-1985)".
Rene Valk, "Family tree J + P Valk", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-valk/I35.php : accessed February 23, 2026), "Fenna VALK (1894-1985)".