When Willem Wigink was born in 1849, in Diepenveen, Overijssel, Netherlands, his father, Everardus Wichink, was 39 and his mother, Hendrika Hondeveld, was 30. He married Antonia Duteweerd on 10 May 1883, in Raalte, Overijssel, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 30 January 1925, in Raalte, Overijssel, Netherlands, at the age of 76.
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Birth of Vincent van Gogh.
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.
English: see Wiggin .
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