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He is married to Gijsberta Looijen.

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Historical events

Birthday July 31, 1905

  • The temperature on July 31, 1905 was between 11.0 °C and 20.4 °C and averaged 16.2 °C. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1905: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • February 5 » In Mexico, the General Hospital of Mexico is inaugurated, started with four basic specialties.
    • April 30 » Albert Einstein completes his doctoral thesis at the University of Zurich.
    • September 11 » The Ninth Avenue derailment occurs in New York City, killing 13.
    • October 5 » The Wright brothers pilot the Wright Flyer III in a new world record flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes.
    • October 26 » King Oscar II recognizes the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden.
    • October 30 » Czar Nicholas II issues the October Manifesto, granting the Russian peoples basic civil liberties and the right to form a duma. (October 17 in the Julian calendar)

Day of death September 21, 1944

  • The temperature on September 21, 1944 was between 8.1 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • June 25 » The final page of the comic Krazy Kat is published, exactly two months after its author George Herriman died.
    • September 17 » World War II: Allied airborne troops parachute into the Netherlands as the "Market" half of Operation Market Garden.
    • October 20 » World War II: The Soviet Army and Yugoslav Partisans liberate Belgrade.
    • October 26 » World War II: The Battle of Leyte Gulf ends with an overwhelming American victory.
    • October 29 » The Dutch city of Breda is liberated by 1st Polish Armoured Division.
    • November 24 » World War II: The 73rd Bombardment Wing launches the first attack on Tokyo from the Northern Mariana Islands.


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