Family tree Van Koert » Willem Ahrend Johannes van Vliet (1897-1945)
Personal data Willem Ahrend Johannes van Vliet
- He was born on March 1, 1897 in Den Haag.
- Profession: marinier.
Op 22.2.1917 slaagde hij voor eerste stuurman (Bron: De Telegraaf d.d. 23.2.1917). Hij vertrok op 22.4.1927 naar Soerabaja, Ned. Indië. Op 13.9.1927 werd hij eervol ontslagen bij de Marine als officier-zeewaarnemer 3e klasse. Op 16.7.1929 werd hij als loods overgeplaatst van Soerabaja naar Tandjong Priok. Vervolgens als loods 1e klasse op 28.11.1940 naar Samboe.
- He died on September 16, 1945 in Bandoeng, Java, Ned. Indië, he was 48 years old.
- A child of Willem Arend Johannes van Vliet and Johanna Gezina Louise Engels
- This information was last updated on October 3, 2020.
Household of Willem Ahrend Johannes van Vliet
He is married to Adriana van der Gaag.
They got married on September 27, 1927 at Soerabaja, Java, Ned. Indië, he was 30 years old.
Second World War victim
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Historical events
Birthday March 1, 1897
- The temperature on March 1, 1897 was about 5.8 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 1 » Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
- April 30 » J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announces his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London.
- July 11 » Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. He later crashes and dies.
- September 11 » After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.
- December 9 » Activist Marguerite Durand founds the feminist daily newspaper La Fronde in Paris.
- December 30 » The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.
Day of marriage September 27, 1927
- The temperature on September 27, 1927 was between 5.4 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In the year 1927: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
- February 23 » U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States.
- March 15 » The first Women's Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on The Isis in Oxford.
- April 12 » Shanghai massacre of 1927: Chiang Kai-shek orders the Chinese Communist Party members executed in Shanghai, ending the First United Front.
- December 2 » Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile.
- December 8 » The Brookings Institution, one of the United States' oldest think tanks, is founded through the merger of three organizations that had been created by philanthropist Robert S. Brookings.
- December 30 » The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
Day of death September 16, 1945
- The temperature on September 16, 1945 was between 13.5 °C and 20.5 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
- In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
- April 20 » Twenty Jewish children used in medical experiments at Neuengamme are killed in the basement of the Bullenhuser Damm school.
- April 25 » United Nations Conference on International Organization: Founding negotiations for the United Nations begin in San Francisco.
- May 15 » World War II: The Battle of Poljana, the final skirmish in Europe is fought near Prevalje, Slovenia.
- May 23 » World War II: Germany's Flensburg Government under Karl Dönitz is dissolved when its members are arrested by British forces.
- August 2 » World War II: End of the Potsdam Conference.
- August 17 » The novella Animal Farm by George Orwell is first published.
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