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Personal data Gerrit de Vries 


Household of Gerrit de Vries

He is married to Hiltje Vlint.

They got married on May 11, 1907 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 28 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Antje de Vries  1907-1992
  2. Mintje de Vries  1909-1985

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1878, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister Grootegast 1957
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/446844/vries_de
  4. Huwelijksregister 1907, Kollumerland c.a.

Historical events

Birthday June 27, 1878

  • The temperature on June 27, 1878 was about 28.5 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 39%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 4 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Sofia is liberated from Ottoman rule and designated the capital of Liberated Bulgaria.
    • February 19 » Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.
    • March 15 » Restoration of the Scottish Catholic hierarchy, broken off back in 1603.
    • June 15 » Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures.
    • July 1 » Canada joins the Universal Postal Union.
    • December 18 » The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.

Day of marriage May 11, 1907

  • The temperature on May 11, 1907 was between 10.7 °C and 26.6 °C and averaged 18.4 °C. There was 12.5 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 3 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • October 17 » Marconi begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service.
    • October 21 » The 1907 Qaratog earthquake hits the borders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, killing between 12,000 and 15,000 people.
    • November 7 » Jesús García saves the entire town of Nacozari de García by driving a burning train full of dynamite six kilometers (3.7 miles) away before it can explode.
    • December 10 » The worst night of the Brown Dog riots in London, when 1,000 medical students clash with 400 police officers over the existence of a memorial for animals that have been vivisected.
    • December 17 » Ugyen Wangchuck is crowned first King of Bhutan.
    • December 31 » The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in Manhattan.

Day of death August 23, 1957

  • The temperature on August 23, 1957 was between 6.0 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (70%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1957: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
    • January 14 » Kripalu Maharaj was named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars.
    • May 3 » Walter O'Malley, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, agrees to move the team from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.
    • June 27 » Hurricane Audrey makes landfall near the Texas–Louisiana border, killing over 400 people, mainly in and around Cameron, Louisiana.
    • August 31 » The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
    • September 2 » President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam becomes the first foreign head of state to make a state visit to Australia.
    • September 29 » The Kyshtym disaster is the third-worst nuclear accident ever recorded.


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