Family tree Van Britsom en Bax » Lawrence John Wolken (1914-1985)

Personal data Lawrence John Wolken 


Household of Lawrence John Wolken

He is married to Margaret J. Sobba.

They got married on September 28, 1939 at Holy Angels Catholic Church, Verenigde Staten, he was 24 years old.

Unknown GEDCOM info: 59aa7ccc8d8591e7af5ac85b762416c4 Unknown GEDCOM info: MH:FF1772

Child(ren):

  1. Sharon lee Wolken  1949-1949

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Lawrence John Wolken

Bernard Herman Wolken
1850-1938
Maria Theresa de Broeck
1854-1946
Franz Xavier Egidy
1840-1900
Teresa Katzer
1850-1904

Lawrence John Wolken
1914-1985

1939

Margaret J. Sobba
1914-1981

Sharon lee Wolken
1949-1949

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Historical events

Birthday November 17, 1914

  • The temperature on November 17, 1914 was between -2.1 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • April 21 » Ypiranga incident: A German arms shipment to Mexico is intercepted by the U.S. Navy near Veracruz.
    • May 29 » The Ocean liner RMSEmpress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 1,012 lives.
    • May 30 » The new, and then the largest, Cunard ocean liner RMSAquitania, 45,647 tons, sets sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
    • June 23 » Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta.
    • August 24 » World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war.
    • November 28 » World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading.

Day of marriage September 28, 1939

  • The temperature on September 28, 1939 was between -0.2 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (57%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
    • March 14 » Slovakia declares independence under German pressure.
    • October 15 » The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed LaGuardia Airport) is dedicated.
    • October 16 » World War II: No. 603 Squadron RAF intercepts the first Luftwaffe raid on Britain.
    • November 15 » In Washington, D.C., US President Franklin D. Roosevelt lays the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial.
    • November 30 » Winter War: Soviet forces cross the Finnish border in several places and bomb Helsinki and several other Finnish cities, starting the war.
    • December 18 » World War II: The Battle of the Heligoland Bight, the first major air battle of the war, takes place.

Day of death December 15, 1985

  • The temperature on December 15, 1985 was between 9.8 °C and 11.3 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
    • May 31 » United States–Canada tornado outbreak: Forty-one tornadoes hit Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, leaving 76 dead.
    • June 30 » Thirty-nine American hostages from the hijacked TWA Flight 847 are freed in Beirut after being held for 17 days.
    • August 22 » British Airtours Flight 28M suffers an engine fire during takeoff at Manchester Airport. The pilots abort but due to inefficient evacuation procedures 55 people are killed, mostly from smoke inhalation.
    • October 26 » The Australian government returns ownership of Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara Aboriginals.
    • November 19 » Cold War: In Geneva, U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Union General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev meet for the first time.
    • December 14 » Wilma Mankiller takes office as the first woman elected to serve as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.


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