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.
- January 4 » The New Apostolic Church, a Christian and chiliastic church, is established in Hamburg, Germany.
- May 23 » The General German Workers' Association, a precursor of the modern Social Democratic Party of Germany, is founded in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony.
- July 9 » American Civil War: The Siege of Port Hudson ends, giving the Union complete control of the Mississippi River.
- September 8 » American Civil War: In the Second Battle of Sabine Pass, a small Confederate force thwarts a Union invasion of Texas.
- October 3 » The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
- November 23 » American Civil War: Battle of Chattanooga begins: Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant reinforce troops at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and counter-attack Confederate troops.
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.
- January 28 » Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, becomes the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined one shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8mph (13km/h), thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2mph (3.2km/h).
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- April 15 » Closing ceremony of the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens, Greece.
- June 4 » Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.
- August 30 » Philippine Revolution: After Spanish victory in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas.
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.
- May 3 » The Jinan incident begins with the deaths of twelve Japanese civilians by Chinese forces in Jinan, China, which leads to Japanese retaliation and the deaths of over 2,000 Chinese civilians in the following days.
- September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
- October 1 » The Soviet Union introduces its first five-year plan.
- October 12 » An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital, Boston.
- November 15 » The RNLI lifeboat Mary Stanford capsized in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17-man crew.
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