When Adriana Alida van der Dussen was born on 2 January 1847, in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands, her father, Jan Fijn van der Dussen, was 36 and her mother, Ingetje Vis, was 33. She died on 4 February 1927, in Gorinchem, South Holland, Netherlands, at the age of 80.
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Birth of Vincent van Gogh.
In 1856, Rotterdam Zoo, or Blijdorp zoo opened. It was heavily damaged in WWII and the animals were moved to the present location at the end of the 1940s.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.
Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.
Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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