Family tree Weening » Douwe van der Zwaag (1909-1974)
Personal data Douwe van der Zwaag
- He was born on February 9, 1909 in Stroobos, gem. Grootegast (Gr).Source 1
- Profession: suikerbewerker.
- He died on November 22, 1974 in -, he was 65 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Groningen (Gr).
- A child of Jan van der Zwaag and Roelfke Veenstra
- This information was last updated on June 13, 2023.
Household of Douwe van der Zwaag
He is married to Engelina de Vries.
They got married on October 3, 1932 at Groningen (Gr), he was 23 years old.Source 3
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Geboorteregister Grootegast 1909
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/2099200/zwaag_van_der
Huwelijksregister Groningen 1932
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Birthday February 9, 1909
- The temperature on February 9, 1909 was between -4.5 °C and 1.5 °C and averaged -1.1 °C. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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 28 » United States troops leave Cuba with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being there since the Spanish–American War.
- February 2 » The Paris Film Congress opens. An attempt by European producers to form an equivalent to the MPCC cartel in the United States.
- February 12 » New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when the SSPenguin, an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour.
- March 4 » U.S. President William Taft used what became known as a Saxbe fix, a mechanism to avoid the restriction of the U.S. Constitution's Ineligibility Clause, to appoint Philander C. Knox as U.S. Secretary of State.
- April 18 » Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.
- December 4 » The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.
Day of marriage October 3, 1932
- The temperature on October 3, 1932 was between 3.3 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
- March 19 » The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.
- July 8 » The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22.
- July 20 » In the Preußenschlag, German President Hindenburg places Prussia directly under the rule of the national government.
- October 3 » Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.
- November 8 » Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected as the 32nd President of the United States, defeating incumbent president Herbert Hoover.
- December 27 » Radio City Music Hall, "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City.
Day of death November 22, 1974
- The temperature on November 22, 1974 was between 7.0 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 13.9 mm of rain during 12.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
- January 2 » United States President Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo.
- January 18 » A Disengagement of Forces agreement is signed between the Israeli and Egyptian governments, ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the Yom Kippur War.
- January 19 » China gains control over all the Paracel Islands after a military engagement between the naval forces of China and South Vietnam
- February 7 » Grenada gains independence from the United Kingdom.
- September 15 » Air Vietnam Flight 706 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board.
- November 13 » Ronald DeFeo, Jr. murders his entire family in Amityville, Long Island in the house that would become known as The Amityville Horror.
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