Family tree of Vreeswijk » Jan Fokker (1886-1952)

Personal data Jan Fokker 


Household of Jan Fokker

He is married to Antje Willemijntje Maria Griffioen.

They got married on April 29, 1920 at Jutphaas, he was 34 years old.


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Birthday February 9, 1886

  • The temperature on February 9, 1886 was about -5.7 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • May 1 » Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the Haymarket affair in Chicago, in commemoration of which May 1 is celebrated as International Workers' Day in many countries.
    • June 30 » The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal, Quebec. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.
    • July 3 » Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.
    • July 3 » The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
    • July 4 » The Canadian Pacific Railway's first scheduled train from Montreal arrives in Port Moody on the Pacific coast, after six days of travel.
    • September 4 » American Indian Wars: After almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to General Nelson Miles in Arizona.

Day of marriage April 29, 1920

  • The temperature on April 29, 1920 was between 4.0 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
    • January 7 » The New York State Assembly refuses to seat five duly elected Socialist assemblymen.
    • January 17 » Alcohol Prohibition begins in the United States as the Volstead Act goes into effect.
    • March 8 » The Arab Kingdom of Syria, the first modern Arab state to come into existence, is established.
    • April 15 » Two security guards are murdered during a robbery in South Braintree, Massachusetts. Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti would be convicted of and executed for the crime, amid much controversy.
    • May 3 » A Bolshevik coup fails in the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
    • May 29 » The Louth flood of 1920 was a severe flash flooding in the Lincolnshire market town of Louth which occurred 29 May 1920, resulting in 23 fatalities in 20 minutes. It has been described as one of the most significant flood disasters in Britain during the 20th century.

Day of death December 27, 1952

  • The temperature on December 27, 1952 was between 1.2 °C and 5.6 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 7.2 hours. The almost completely overcast 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 March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
    • February 21 » The Bengali Language Movement protests occur at the University of Dhaka in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
    • April 8 » U.S. President Harry Truman calls for the seizure of all domestic steel mills in an attempt to prevent the 1952 steel strike.
    • June 13 » Catalina affair: A Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter.
    • July 23 » General Muhammad Naguib leads the Free Officers Movement (formed by Gamal Abdel Nasser, the real power behind the coup) in overthrowing King Farouk of Egypt.
    • September 8 » The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation makes its first televised broadcast on the second escape of the Boyd Gang.
    • December 20 » A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns in Moses Lake, Washington killing 87.


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  • 1883 » Jules Berry, French actor and director († 1951)
  • 1885 » Alban Berg, Austrian composer and educator († 1935)
  • 1885 » Clarence H. Haring, American historian and author († 1960)
  • 1889 » Larry Semon, American actor, producer, director and screenwriter († 1928)
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