Family tree Van Essenberg » Jan Dirk "Jo" van der Waals (1903-1988)
Personal data Jan Dirk "Jo" van der Waals
- Nickname is Jo.
- He was born on March 4, 1903 in Haarlem.
- He died on November 15, 1988 in Amsterdam, he was 85 years old.
- A child of Wilhelmus Antonius van der Waals and Cornelia Johanna Hagen
Household of Jan Dirk "Jo" van der Waals
Notes about Jan Dirk "Jo" van der Waals
Hij vertrekt ook in 1918, waarschijnlijk naar Amsterdam, om daar te gaan werken bij een kleermaker.
Timeline Jan Dirk "Jo" van der Waals
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Birthday March 4, 1903
- The temperature on March 4, 1903 was between 2.4 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (46%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
- January 17 » El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
- April 19 » The Kishinev pogrom in Kishinev (Bessarabia) begins, forcing tens of thousands of Jews to later seek refuge in Palestine and the Western world.
- September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
- October 31 » The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
- November 3 » With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.
- December 16 » Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel in Bombay first opens its doors to guests.
Day of death November 15, 1988
- The temperature on November 15, 1988 was between 4.3 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1988: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 14.7 million citizens.
- May 6 » All thirty-six passengers and crew were killed when Widerøe Flight 710 crashed into Mt. Torghatten in Brønnøy.
- June 4 » Three cars on a train carrying hexogen to Kazakhstan explode in Arzamas, Gorky Oblast, USSR, killing 91 and injuring about 1,500.
- October 17 » Uganda Airlines Flight 775 crashes at Rome–Fiumicino International Airport, in Rome, Italy, killing 33 people.
- October 19 » The British government imposes a broadcasting ban on television and radio interviews with members of Sinn Féin and eleven Irish republican and Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups.
- November 15 » Israeli–Palestinian conflict: An independent State of Palestine is proclaimed by the Palestinian National Council.
- December 7 » The 6.8 Ms Armenian earthquake shakes the northern part of the country with a maximum MSK intensity of X (Devastating), killing 25,000–50,000 and injuring 31,000–130,000.
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- 1983 » John Grimaldi, English keyboard player and songwriter (b. 1955)
- 1983 » John Le Mesurier, English actor (b. 1912)
- 1985 » Méret Oppenheim, German-Swiss painter, photographer, and poet (b. 1913)
- 1988 » Billo Frómeta, Dominican conductor and composer (b. 1915)
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Wim van Essenberg, "Family tree Van Essenberg", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-van-essenberg/I825.php : accessed February 28, 2026), "Jan Dirk "Jo" van der Waals (1903-1988)".