Family tree Weening » Gerben van Dekken (1863-1928)
Personal data Gerben van Dekken
- He was born on December 20, 1863 in Surhuisterveen, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Occupations:
- arbeider.
- schipper.
- stoker.
- He died on June 1, 1928 in Groningen (Gr), he was 64 years old.Source 2
- A child of Durk Luitzens van Dekken and Gepke Gerbens Tuinstra
- This information was last updated on March 31, 2023.
Household of Gerben van Dekken
He is married to Hendrikje van der Lijn.
They got married on November 22, 1896 at Groningen (Gr), he was 32 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Aaltje van Dekken 1897-1920
- Gepke van Dekken 1898-1964
- Harmannus van Dekken 1900-1901
- Harmannus van Dekken 1901-1968
- Dirk van Dekken 1904-1952
- Antje van Dekken 1906-
- Pieter van Dekken 1909-1967
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Birthday December 20, 1863
- The temperature on December 20, 1863 was about 6.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- April 2 » American Civil War: The largest in a series of Southern bread riots occurs in Richmond, Virginia.
- June 17 » American Civil War: Battle of Aldie in the Gettysburg Campaign.
- July 30 » American Indian Wars: Representatives of the United States and tribal leaders including Chief Pocatello (of the Shoshone) sign the Treaty of Box Elder.
- October 14 » American Civil War: Confederate troops under the command of A. P. Hill fail to drive the Union Army completely out of Virginia.
- October 29 » Eighteen countries meet in Geneva and agree to form the International Red Cross.
- November 27 » American Civil War: Battle of Mine Run: Union forces under General George Meade take up positions against troops led by Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
Day of marriage November 22, 1896
- The temperature on November 22, 1896 was about -1.1 °C. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 18 » An X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 26 » Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
- June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
- June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
- December 14 » The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.
Day of death June 1, 1928
- The temperature on June 1, 1928 was between 7.9 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 11.8 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
- January 7 » A disastrous flood of the River Thames kills 14 people and causes extensive damage to much of riverside London.
- January 31 » Leon Trotsky is exiled to Alma-Ata.
- June 9 » Charles Kingsford Smith completes the first trans-Pacific flight in a Fokker Trimotor monoplane, the Southern Cross.
- September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
- October 22 » Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Puerto Rico.
- December 17 » Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru assassinate British police officer James Saunders in Lahore, Punjab, to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai at the hands of the police. The three were executed in 1931.
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