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Personal data Benjamin van Gent 

  • He was born on July 24, 1887 in Klaawaal.
  • This information was last updated on May 20, 2012.

Household of Benjamin van Gent

He is married to Johanna Adriana Ververs.

They got married on August 19, 1914 at Waddinxveen, he was 27 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Anna Harmke van Gent  ± 1915-1924

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Benjamin van Gent

Benjamin van Gent
1887-????

1914

Johanna Adriana Ververs
1883-1963

Anna Harmke van Gent
± 1915-1924

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Historical events

Birthday July 24, 1887

  • The temperature on July 24, 1887 was about 23.6 °C. The air pressure was 24 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 44%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • April 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
    • April 28 » A week after being arrested by the Prussian Secret Police, French police inspector Guillaume Schnaebelé is released on order of William I, German Emperor, defusing a possible war.
    • May 9 » Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.
    • June 8 » Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
    • July 6 » David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
    • November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Day of marriage August 19, 1914

  • The temperature on August 19, 1914 was between 10.3 °C and 21.8 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • March 7 » Prince William of Wied arrives in Albania to begin his reign as King.
    • April 21 » Ypiranga incident: A German arms shipment to Mexico is intercepted by the U.S. Navy near Veracruz.
    • May 17 » The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty.
    • September 1 » St. Petersburg, Russia, changes its name to Petrograd.
    • November 2 » World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles are subsequently closed.
    • December 16 » World War I: Admiral Franz von Hipper commands a raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby.


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