When Henry Gysbert Gelderblom was born on 17 September 1848, in Horssen, Gelderland, Netherlands, his father, Johannes Gelderblom, was 51 and his mother, Hermina Ernste, was 37.
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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.
Death by suicide of van Gogh.
A perennially popular given name, of Continental Germanic origin, from haim ‘home’ + rīc ‘power, ruler’. It was an Old French name, adopted by the Normans and introduced by them to Britain. It has been borne by eight kings of England. Not until the 17th century did the form Henry (as opposed to Harry ) become the standard vernacular form, mainly under the influence of the Latin form Henricus and French Henri.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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