Brief Life History of Johanna Maria
When Johanna Maria Van Hoorn was born on 19 November 1943, in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands, her father, Friedrich Van Hoorn, was 29 and her mother, Johanna Maria Plaizier, was 30. She immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1951. She died on 16 May 2012, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- Johanna M Van Hoorn, "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957"
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World Events (8)
1952 · United Nations is Headquartered in New York City
The United Nations was officially organized on October 24, 1945 with representatives from 50 countries. New York City became the permanent Headquarters of the United Nations in 1952.
1952 · Uranium in Moab
Uranium mining in Utah has a history going back more than 100 years but, it started as a byproduct of vanadium mining. With the development of Nuclear Weapons, Utah saw a uranium boom in the late 1940s and early 1950s, but uranium mining declined near the end of the Cold War. Currently Uranium is still being mined but just a small amount for power plants and for research.
1962 · Rotterdam Port becomes the busiest port by tonnage
In 1962, Rotterdam became the busiest port in the world based upon tonnage. Today, although it is no longer the busiest port, it handles over 325 million barrels of cargo annually.
Name Meaning
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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