Family tree Van Knippenberg » Gerrit van Laar (1890-1916)

Personal data Gerrit van Laar 


Household of Gerrit van Laar

He is married to Wilhelmina Knippenberg.

They got married on September 30, 1916 at Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands, he was 26 years old.

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Historical events

Day of death September 30, 1916

  • The temperature on September 30, 1916 was between 4.4 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 4 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
    • January 9 » World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli concludes with an Ottoman Empire victory when the last Allied forces are evacuated from the peninsula.
    • February 3 » The Centre Block of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada burns down with the loss of 7 lives.
    • April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.
    • April 10 » The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
    • June 4 » World War I: Russia opens the Brusilov Offensive with an artillery barrage of Austro-Hungarian lines in Galicia.
    • September 8 » In a bid to prove that women were capable of serving as military dispatch riders, Augusta and Adeline Van Buren arrive in Los Angeles, completing a 60-day, 5,500 mile cross-country trip on motorcycles.


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