Family tree Van Willigen » Gerrit Antonie van der Wal (1893-1944)
Personal data Gerrit Antonie van der Wal
- He was born on April 13, 1893 in Herwijnen.
- He died on January 7, 1944 in Gorinchem, he was 50 years old.Source 1
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- He is buried in Herwijnen.
- A child of Gerrit van der Wal and Hendrika Wilhelmina van Arendonk
- This information was last updated on September 13, 2012.
Household of Gerrit Antonie van der Wal
(1) He is married to Engeltje Heiltje van Arendonk.
They got married on October 11, 1918 at Herwijnen, he was 25 years old.Source 2
(2) He is married to Jenneke Frederika van Willigen.
They got married after 1919.
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Historical events
Birthday April 13, 1893
- The temperature on April 13, 1893 was about 5.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. 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 August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 28 » The USSIndiana, the lead ship of her class and the first battleship in the United States Navy comparable to foreign battleships of the time, is launched.
- June 13 » Grover Cleveland notices a rough spot in his mouth and on July 1 undergoes secret, successful surgery to remove a large, cancerous portion of his jaw; the operation was not revealed to the public until 1917, nine years after the president's death.
- July 9 » Daniel Hale Williams, American heart surgeon, performs the first successful open-heart surgery in United States without anesthesia.
- August 27 » The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000–2,000 people.
- September 20 » Charles Duryea and his brother road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile.
- December 4 » First Matabele War: A patrol of 34 British South Africa Company soldiers is ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele warriors on the Shangani River in Matabeleland.
Day of marriage October 11, 1918
- The temperature on October 11, 1918 was between 6.5 °C and 12.9 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 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 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 1918: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
- January 29 » Ukrainian–Soviet War: An armed uprising organized by the Bolsheviks in anticipation of the encroaching Red Army begins at the Kiev Arsenal, which will be put down six days later.
- February 5 » SSTuscania is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland; it is the first ship carrying American troops to Europe to be torpedoed and sunk.
- May 16 » The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by the U.S. Congress, making criticism of the government during wartime an imprisonable offense. It will be repealed less than two years later.
- October 11 » The 7.1 Mw San Fermín earthquake shakes Puerto Rico. The quake and resulting tsunami kill up to 116 people.
- December 1 » The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is proclaimed.
- December 1 » Transylvania unites with Romania, following the incorporation of Bessarabia (March 27) and Bukovina (November 28), thus concluding the Great Union.
Day of death January 7, 1944
- The average temperature on January 7, 1944 was 5.5 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
- February 17 » World War II: The Battle of Eniwetok begins: The battle ends in an American victory on February 22.
- March 3 » The Order of Nakhimov and Order of Ushakov are instituted in USSR as the highest naval awards.
- June 7 » World War II: The steamer Danae, carrying 350 Cretan Jews and 250 Cretan partisans, is sunk without survivors off the shore of Santorini.
- October 25 » Second World War: The USSTang under Richard O'Kane (the top American submarine ace of the war) is sunk by the ship's own malfunctioning torpedo.
- November 24 » World War II: The 73rd Bombardment Wing launches the first attack on Tokyo from the Northern Mariana Islands.
- November 26 » World War II: Germany begins V-1 and V-2 attacks on Antwerp, Belgium.
Same birth/death day
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- 1892 » Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, English air marshal († 1984)
- 1894 » Arthur Fadden, Australian accountant and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Australia († 1973)
- 1894 » Joie Ray, American runner († 1978)
- 1931 » Edward Channing, American historian and author (b. 1856)
- 1932 » André Maginot, French sergeant and politician (b. 1877)
- 1936 » Guy d'Hardelot, French pianist and composer (b. 1858)
- 1941 » Charles Finger, English journalist and author (b. 1869)
- 1943 » Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American physicist and engineer (b. 1856)
- 1951 » René Guénon, French-Egyptian philosopher and author (b. 1886)
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