Family tree Van Ekelenburg » Benjamin Gaigher (-1970)

Personal data Benjamin Gaigher 

  • He was born on 26-01-11883.

    Fout Attention: Married (August 11, 1916) before birth (January 26, 1188).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Age at marriage (August 11, 1916) below 16 years (0).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (0) when child (Concetta Arida Gaigher) was born (August 8, 1921).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years old (0) when child (Concetta Arida Gaigher) died (March 17, 2017).

  • Profession: winkelier.
  • He died on June 24, 1970 in Worcester(ZA).

    Fout Attention: Died (June 24, 1970) before birth (January 26, 1188).

  • This information was last updated on February 3, 2023.

Household of Benjamin Gaigher

Waarschuwing Attention: Spouse (Catharina Erlantz) is 9992 years older.

He is married to Catharina Erlantz.

They got married on August 11, 1916 at Paarl (Z-A).


Child(ren):

  1. Concetta Arida Gaigher  1921-2017 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Benjamin Gaigher

Benjamin Gaigher
-1970

1916

Catharina Erlantz
1892-1967

Concetta Arida Gaigher
1921-2017

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Historical events

Day of marriage August 11, 1916

  • The temperature on August 11, 1916 was between 8.8 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (73%). 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 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
    • February 24 » The Governor-General of Korea establishes a clinic called Jahyewon in Sorokdo to segregate Hansen's disease patients.
    • March 9 » Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against the border town of Columbus, New Mexico.
    • April 10 » The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
    • April 25 » Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at ANZAC Cove.
    • June 30 » World War I: In "the day Sussex died", elements of the Royal Sussex Regiment take heavy casualties in the Battle of the Boar's Head at Richebourg-l'Avoué in France.
    • August 5 » World War I: Battle of Romani: Allied forces, under the command of Archibald Murray, defeat an attacking Ottoman army under the command of Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, securing the Suez Canal and beginning the Ottoman retreat from the Sinai Peninsula.

Day of death June 24, 1970

  • The temperature on June 24, 1970 was between 10.4 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 16.2 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1970: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.0 million citizens.
    • March 2 » Rhodesia declares itself a republic, breaking its last links with the British crown.
    • April 26 » The Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization enters into force.
    • September 12 » Dawson's Field hijackings: Palestinian terrorists blow up three hijacked airliners in Jordan, continuing to hold the passengers hostage in various undisclosed locations in Amman.
    • October 9 » The Khmer Republic is proclaimed in Cambodia.
    • November 4 » Salvador Allende takes office as President of Chile, the first Marxist to become president of a Latin American country through open elections.
    • November 13 » Bhola cyclone: A 150-mph tropical cyclone hits the densely populated Ganges Delta region of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), killing an estimated 500,000 people in one night.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 1968 » Tony Hancock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)
  • 1969 » Frank King, American cartoonist (b. 1883)
  • 1969 » Willy Ley, German-American historian and author (b. 1906)
  • 1976 » Minor White, American photographer, critic, and academic (b. 1908)

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