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.
    • March 18 » Macario Sakay issues Presidential Order No. 1 of his Tagalog Republic.
    • April 18 » The 7.5 Mw  Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800–2,000.
    • May 31 » Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa.
    • July 17 » Willis Carrier creates the first air conditioner in Buffalo, New York.
    • August 22 » Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.
    • November 29 » The Pittsburgh Stars defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 11–0 to win the first championship associated with an American national professional football league.

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.
    • February 24 » A special commission of the United States Congress condemns the Japanese American internment during World War II.
    • March 11 » Pakistan successfully conducts a cold test of a nuclear weapon.
    • June 5 » More than 100 people are killed when the Russian river cruise ship Aleksandr Suvorov collides with a girder of the Ulyanovsk Railway Bridge. The collision caused a freight train to derail, further damaging the vessel yet the ship remained afloat and was eventually restored and returned to service.
    • July 15 » An attack at Orly Airport in Paris is launched by Armenian militant organisation ASALA, leaving eight people dead and 55 injured.
    • September 12 » A Wells Fargo depot in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States, is robbed of approximately US$7 million by Los Macheteros.
    • November 2 » U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill creating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.


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