When Herman van Braak was born on 25 July 1862, in Varsseveld, Gelderland, Netherlands, his father, Bernadus van Braak, was 43 and his mother, Johanna Hendrika Vink, was 42. He married Jacoba Van Ee on 29 January 1886, in Vorden, Gelderland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 28 July 1944, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
The Dutch abolished slavery in Suriname. The Dutch were among the last Europeans to abolish slavery.
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
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.
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