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Personal data Jan Wijdgraaf 


Household of Jan Wijdgraaf

He is married to Sietske Bruning.

They got married on May 18, 1892 at Ezinge (Gr), he was 29 years old.Source 3

The couple were divorced on January 23, 1897.Source 4

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Eelde, 1863
  2. Overlijdensregister Leek 1940
  3. Huwelijksregister Ezinge 1892
  4. Huwelijksregister Aduard 1897

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Historical events

Birthday January 7, 1863

  • The temperature on January 7, 1863 was about 6.1 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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.
    • March 30 » Danish prince Wilhelm Georg is chosen as King George of Greece.
    • May 14 » American Civil War: The Battle of Jackson takes place.
    • May 18 » American Civil War: The Siege of Vicksburg begins.
    • June 9 » American Civil War: Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia.
    • July 3 » American Civil War: The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminates with Pickett's Charge.
    • October 29 » Eighteen countries meet in Geneva and agree to form the International Red Cross.

Day of death March 11, 1940

  • The temperature on March 11, 1940 was between 4.4 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
    • February 16 » World War II: Altmark incident: The German tanker Altmark is boarded by sailors from the British destroyer HMSCossack. 299 British prisoners are freed.
    • February 29 » 12th Academy Awards: For her performance as "Mammy" in Gone with the Wind, Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win an Academy Award.
    • March 18 » World War II: Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass in the Alps and agree to form an alliance against France and the United Kingdom.
    • March 30 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Japan declares Nanking capital of a new Chinese puppet government, nominally controlled by Wang Jingwei.
    • July 3 » World War II: The Royal Navy attacks the French naval squadron in Algeria, to ensure that it will not fall under German control. Of the four French battleships present, one is sunk, two are damaged, and one escapes back to France.
    • October 25 » Benjamin O. Davis Sr. is named the first African American general in the United States Army.


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