Family tree Weening » John van der Ploeg (1902-1983)

Personal data John van der Ploeg 

  • He was born on October 18, 1902 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten.
  • He died on September 26, 1983 in Zeeland, Ottawa County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten, he was 80 years old.Source 1
  • He is buried in Hudsonville, Ottawa County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten.
  • This information was last updated on November 26, 2023.

Household of John van der Ploeg

He is married to Henrietta Bouwkamp.

They got married

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Sources

  1. https://nl.findagrave.com/memorial/82748295/john-vander_ploeg

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Historical events

Birthday October 18, 1902

  • The temperature on October 18, 1902 was between 5.6 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • January 1 » The first American college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford, is held in Pasadena, California.
    • April 2 » Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated in the Marie Palace, Saint Petersburg.
    • July 17 » Willis Carrier creates the first air conditioner in Buffalo, New York.
    • August 22 » Cadillac Motor Company is founded.
    • August 22 » Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.
    • November 21 » The Philadelphia Football Athletics defeated the Kanaweola Athletic Club of Elmira, New York, 39–0, in the first ever professional American football night game.

Day of death September 26, 1983

  • The temperature on September 26, 1983 was between 5.1 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1983: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
    • January 19 » The Apple Lisa, the first commercial personal computer from Apple Inc. to have a graphical user interface and a computer mouse, is announced.
    • February 18 » Thirteen people die and one is seriously injured in the Wah Mee massacre in Seattle. It is said to be the largest robbery-motivated mass-murder in U.S. history.
    • March 11 » Bob Hawke is appointed Prime Minister of Australia.
    • July 11 » A TAME airline Boeing 737-200 crashes near Cuenca, Ecuador, killing all 119 passengers and crew on board.
    • October 9 » South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan survives an assassination attempt in Rangoon, Burma (present-day Yangon, Myanmar), but the blast kills 21 and injures 17 others.
    • November 10 » Bill Gates introduces Windows 1.0.


Same birth/death day

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Source: Wikipedia

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