Family tree Van Willigen » Bregetta Gerdina van Wilgen (1874-1952)
Personal data Bregetta Gerdina van Wilgen
- She was born on May 17, 1874 in Alphen.
- She died on October 2, 1952 in Alphen aan de Rijn, she was 78 years old.
- A child of Pieter van Wilgen and Johanna Hendrika IJdo
- This information was last updated on May 20, 2012.
Household of Bregetta Gerdina van Wilgen
(1) She is married to Cornelis Wassenaar.
They got married on November 30, 1893 at Alphen, she was 19 years old.
Child(ren):
(2) She is married to Pieter Sneeuw.
They got married on August 2, 1900 at Alphen, she was 26 years old.
Child(ren):
- Grietje Sneeuw 1901-
- Johanna Hendrika Sneeuw 1904-
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Historical events
Birthday May 17, 1874
- The temperature on May 17, 1874 was about 10.0 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
- From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 21 » The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first edition.
- March 15 » France and Vietnam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina.
- May 9 » The first horsebus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes.
- July 23 » Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa, India.
- July 31 » Dr. Patrick Francis Healy became the first African-American inaugurated as president of a predominantly white university, Georgetown University.
- November 25 » The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.
Day of marriage August 2, 1900
- The temperature on August 2, 1900 was about 17.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- March 13 » British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, during the Second Boer War.
- March 16 » Sir Arthur Evans purchased the land around the ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete.
- May 17 » The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.
- July 9 » The Federation of Australia is given royal assent.
- November 7 » The People's Party is founded in Cuba.
- December 19 » Hopetoun Blunder: The first Governor-General of Australia John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, appoints Sir William Lyne premier of the new state of New South Wales, but he is unable to persuade other colonial politicians to join his government and is forced to resign.
Day of death October 2, 1952
- The temperature on October 2, 1952 was between 10.1 °C and 12.4 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 3.6 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (6%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
- February 20 » Emmett Ashford becomes the first African-American umpire in organized baseball by being authorized to be a substitute umpire in the Southwestern International League.
- September 12 » Strange occurrences, including a monster sighting, take place in Flatwoods, West Virginia.
- October 3 » The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon to become the world's third nuclear power.
- October 14 » Korean War: The Battle of Triangle Hill is the biggest and bloodiest battle of 1952.
- December 5 » Beginning of the Great Smog in London. A cold fog combines with air pollution and brings the city to a standstill for four days. Later, a Ministry of Health report estimates 4,000 fatalities as a result of it.
- December 20 » A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns in Moses Lake, Washington killing 87.
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