Family tree Van Leeuwen » Hendrik Martinus "Henk" Grootenhuis (1909-1997)

Personal data Hendrik Martinus "Henk" Grootenhuis 


Household of Hendrik Martinus "Henk" Grootenhuis

He is married to Elizabeth Helena Geertruida van Leeuwen.

They got married on October 25, 1939 at Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 30 years old.


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Historical events

Birthday March 3, 1909

  • The temperature on March 3, 1909 was between -4.8 °C and 2.5 °C and averaged -1.5 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
    • January 16 » Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole.
    • February 22 » The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USSConnecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world.
    • July 16 » Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar is forced out as Shah of Persia and is replaced by his son Ahmad Shah Qajar.
    • August 7 » Alice Huyler Ramsey and three friends become the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip, taking 59 days to travel from New York, New York to San Francisco, California.
    • August 24 » Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal.
    • September 20 » The South Africa Act 1909 creates the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies from four smaller colonies.

Day of marriage October 25, 1939

  • The temperature on October 25, 1939 was between -0.2 °C and 7.5 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
    • January 14 » Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.
    • September 1 » General George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
    • September 1 » World War II: Nazi Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II.
    • October 8 » World War II: Germany annexes western Poland.
    • November 23 » World War II: HMSRawalpindi is sunk by the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.
    • November 26 » Shelling of Mainila: The Soviet Army orchestrates an incident which is used to justify the start of the Winter War with Finland four days later.

Day of death July 4, 1997

  • The temperature on July 4, 1997 was between 8.9 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
    • February 22 » In Roslin, Midlothian, British scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned.
    • April 29 » The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories.
    • May 15 » The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-84 to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
    • July 2 » The Bank of Thailand floats the baht, triggering the Asian financial crisis.
    • July 5 » Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP A. Thangathurai is shot dead at Sri Shanmuga Hindu Ladies College in Trincomalee.
    • December 22 » Hussein Farrah Aidid relinquishes the disputed title of President of Somalia by signing the Cairo Declaration, in Cairo, Egypt. It is the first major step towards reconciliation in Somalia since 1991.

Day of cremation July 10, 1997

  • The temperature on July 10, 1997 was between 12.4 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 17.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (29%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
    • January 23 » Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State.
    • February 4 » En route to Lebanon, two Israeli Sikorsky CH-53 troop-transport helicopters collide in mid-air over northern Galilee, Israel killing 73.
    • March 13 » The Missionaries of Charity choose Sister Nirmala to succeed Mother Teresa as their leader.
    • May 19 » The Sierra Gorda biosphere, the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts.
    • May 25 » A military coup in Sierra Leone replaces President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah with Major Johnny Paul Koroma.
    • August 7 » Space Shuttle Program: The Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-85 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.


Same birth/death day

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About the surname Grootenhuis


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