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 10 » The Metropolitan Railway, the world's oldest underground railway, opens between Paddington and Farringdon, marking the beginning of the London Underground.
- April 16 » American Civil War: During the Vicksburg Campaign, gunboats commanded by acting Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter run downriver past Confederate artillery batteries at Vicksburg.
- April 30 » A 65-man French Foreign Legion infantry patrol fights a force of nearly 2,000 Mexican soldiers to nearly the last man in Hacienda Camarón, Mexico.
- June 7 » During the French intervention in Mexico, Mexico City is captured by French troops.
- November 16 » American Civil War: Battle of Campbell's Station near Knoxville, Tennessee: Confederate troops unsuccessfully attack Union forces.
- November 29 » American Civil War: Battle of Fort Sanders: Union forces under Ambrose Burnside successfully defend Knoxville, Tennessee from Confederate forces under James Longstreet.
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 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).
- February 21 » An Englishman raised in Australia, Bob Fitzsimmons, fought an Irishman, Peter Maher, in an American promoted event which technically took place in Mexico, winning the 1896 World Heavyweight Championship in boxing.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- August 16 » Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
- December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
- December 17 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Schenley Park Casino, which was the first multi-purpose arena with the technology to create an artificial ice surface in North America, is destroyed in a fire.
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 31 » Leon Trotsky is exiled to Alma-Ata.
- May 15 » Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy".
- September 1 » Ahmet Zogu declares Albania to be a monarchy and proclaims himself king.
- October 12 » An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital, Boston.
- 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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