When Petronella Elisabeth Bergman was born on 8 August 1856, in North Holland, Netherlands, her father, Matthijs Bergman, was 31 and her mother, Petronella Nieuwenhoven, was 30. She married Simon Petrus Vink on 8 May 1878, in North Holland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died on 17 September 1935, in Haarlemmerliede, Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude, North Holland, Netherlands, at the age of 79.
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The Dutch abolished slavery in Suriname. The Dutch were among the last Europeans to abolish slavery.
Amstel Brewery was founded on June 11, 1870, in Amsterdam. It is named after the Amstel River which served for refrigeration. They use ice from canals to help keep their brews cold.
Death by suicide of van Gogh.
Swedish: ornamental or topographic name from berg ‘mountain, hill’ + man ‘man’, or a habitational name for someone from a place named with the word berg. The surname, which is also found in Finland, may also be of German (compare 3 below) or Dutch (see 2 below) origin.
Dutch: topographic name denoting an upland dweller, from berg (see Berg ) ‘mountain, hill’ + man ‘man’.
Altered form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Bergmann . This form of the surname is also found in Czechia, Poland, and some other European countries.
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