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Household of Gerardus Johannes Marie van der Drift

He is married to Cornelia Geertruida Oosterveer.

They got married on October 6, 1943 at Rijswijk, he was 62 years old.


Notes about Gerardus Johannes Marie van der Drift

Hij was niet eerder getrouwd

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Birthday August 20, 1881

  • The temperature on August 20, 1881 was about 17.2 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • May 12 » In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate.
    • May 21 » The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C.
    • July 23 » The Boundary Treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina is signed in Buenos Aires.
    • November 3 » The Mapuche uprising of 1881 begins in Chile.
    • November 7 » Mapuche rebels attack the Chilean settlement of Nueva Imperial, as defenders fled to the hills and the settlement was effectively destroyed.
    • December 4 » The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.

Day of marriage October 6, 1943

  • The temperature on October 6, 1943 was between 8.4 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • April 8 » Otto and Elise Hampel are executed in Berlin for their anti-Nazi activities.
    • May 30 » The Holocaust: Josef Mengele becomes chief medical officer of the Zigeunerfamilienlager (Romani family camp) at Auschwitz concentration camp.
    • September 10 » World War II: In the course of Operation Achse, German troops begin their occupation of Rome.
    • October 19 » The cargo vessel Sinfra is attacked by Allied aircraft at Crete and sunk. 2,098 Italian prisoners of war drown with it.
    • December 8 » World War II: The German 117th Jäger Division destroys the monastery of Mega Spilaio in Greece and executes 22 monks and visitors as part of reprisals that culminated a few days later with the Massacre of Kalavryta.
    • December 24 » World War II: U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower is named Supreme Allied Commander for the Invasion of Normandy.

Day of death October 9, 1957

  • The temperature on October 9, 1957 was between 6.1 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1957: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
    • January 3 » The Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch.
    • February 18 » Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi is executed by the British colonial government.
    • April 9 » The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping following the Suez Crisis.
    • May 15 » At Malden Island in the Pacific Ocean, Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb in Operation Grapple.
    • September 4 » American Civil Rights Movement: Little Rock Crisis: Orval Faubus, governor of Arkansas, calls out the National Guard to prevent African American students from enrolling in Central High School.
    • October 14 » The 23rd Canadian Parliament becomes the only one to be personally opened by the Queen of Canada.


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