When Johannes Anthonius Derksen was born on 9 July 1886, in Renkum, Gelderland, Netherlands, his father, Hendrikus Derksen, was 42 and his mother, Hendrina Janssen, was 33. He married Lily Müller on 10 September 1919, in Salatiga, Central Java, Indonesia. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 25 April 1945, at the age of 58, and was buried in Cimahi, West Java, Indonesia.
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Death by suicide of van Gogh.
Luxembourg had gained their independence in 1867, but they were still under the possession of the kings of the Netherlands until William III died and the grand duchy passed to the House of Nassau-Weilburg.
Two skeletons were found next to each other in Drenthe, Netherlands. The skeletons were dated back to between 160 BC and 220 AD. One of the skeletons was thought to be a female and the other a male so scientists called them the Weerdinge couple or Mr. and Mrs. Veenstra. It was determined that both skeletons were men and the name was changed to Weerdinge Men.
Some characteristic forenames: German Johannes, Reinhard, Ulrike.
Dutch (mainly East Netherlands) and North German: variant of Derks .
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