Geert Jaap Gilles van Mesdag Hasselt, known as Jaap van Mesdag, was a Dutch Engelandvaarder born in Fribourg, Switzerland on January 4, 1922. He was known for his courage during World War II, which he credited in part to his trumpet. Raised in Hilversum, he had a friendship with Ernst Sillem at his school. Jaap was one of four brothers, with his oldest brother Jat serving in the RAF and dying in 1945, while Maarten passed away in 2013 and Rob became an accomplished rower.
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Meaning of the name - Jaap
The name Jaap is a Dutch diminutive of the name Jacob, which means 'supplanter' or 'he who holds by the heel'.
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Jaap van Mesdag belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Hilversum
Place of Death: Hilversum
Educated At: Het Baarnsch Lyceum
Occupation: Engelandvaarder | student
Awards Received: Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 4, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for January 4, 2024 |
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| Sun | 13 Capricorn 35 | 13 Capricorn 49 | 25 Aries 55 |
| Moon | 24 Pisces 43 | 19 Libra 55 | 28 Sagittarius 56 |
| Mercury | 18 Capricorn 24 | 22 Sagittarius 39 | 17 Aries 13 |
| Venus | 5 Capricorn 3 | 7 Sagittarius 8 | 12 Taurus 24 |
| Mars | 5 Scorpio 21 | 0 Capricorn 4 | 22 Sagittarius 39 |
| Jupiter | 17 Libra 19 | 5 Taurus 35 | 12 Libra 9 |
| Saturn | 8 Libra 8 | 3 Pisces 33 | 3 Libra 20 |
| Uranus | 6 Pisces 44 | 19 Taurus 19 | 12 Pisces 4 |
| Neptune | 15 Leo 23 | 25 Pisces 8 | 13 Leo 10 |
| Pluto | 8 Cancer 54 | 29 Capricorn 28 | 8 Cancer 3 |
| Rahu | 13 Libra 28 | 20 Aries 40 | 8 Libra 4 |
| Ketu | 13 Aries 28 | 20 Libra 40 | 8 Aries 4 |
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