Family tree Van Riel » Johannes "Jan" van Dijk (1874-1964)
Personal data Johannes "Jan" van Dijk
- Nickname is Jan.
- He was born on October 31, 1874 in Haarlem.
- Profession: starting April 3, 1903 Redemptorist Broeder Apollinaris.
- He died on April 26, 1964 in Amsterdam, he was 89 years old.
- A child of Hendrik Jacobus van Dijk and Helena Catharina Meure
- This information was last updated on May 28, 2012.
Household of Johannes "Jan" van Dijk
Notes about Johannes "Jan" van Dijk
Kloosternaam: Broeder Apollinaris
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Birthday October 31, 1874
- The temperature on October 31, 1874 was about 6.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
- From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 21 » The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first edition.
- May 9 » The first horsebus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes.
- May 16 » A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.
- July 8 » The Mounties begin their March West.
- July 23 » Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa, India.
- November 7 » A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republican Party.
Day of death April 26, 1964
- The temperature on April 26, 1964 was between 4.9 °C and 15.7 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (40%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1964: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
- January 25 » Blue Ribbon Sports, which would later become Nike, is founded by University of Oregon track and field athletes.
- March 6 » Constantine II becomes King of Greece.
- April 4 » The Beatles occupy the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.
- July 6 » Malawi declares its independence from the United Kingdom.
- July 27 » Vietnam War: Five thousand more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000.
- August 4 » Second Gulf of Tonkin Incident: U.S. destroyers USSMaddox and USSTurner Joy mistakenly report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin.
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