Gerson van Messel was a Dutch aviator born on May 31, 1902, in Harlingen and died on January 24, 2000, in Bussum. He served in the Royal Netherlands Army before starting his aviation career in 1924. Van Messel worked for KLM and KNILM and flew for American forces during World War II. After the war, he helped establish intercontinental flights with Asia and the Middle East for KLM, retiring from flying in 1956. Later, he managed quality assurance at KLM and became the deputy director of the Netherlands Institute for Industry and Technology.
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Meaning of the name - Gerson
son of Gerard
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Gerson van Messel belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Harlingen
Place of Death: Bussum
Occupation: aircraft pilot
Employers: KLM | KNILM
Awards Received: Fiets van Messel Award
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for May 31, 1902
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 31, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for May 31, 2026 |
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| Sun | 9 Gemini 17 | 10 Gemini 16 | 8 Libra 33 |
| Moon | 23 Pisces 54 | 13 Sagittarius 57 | 20 Libra 20 |
| Mercury | 2 Cancer 0 | 28 Gemini 39 | 2 Scorpio 58 |
| Venus | 26 Aries 19 | 15 Cancer 3 | 24 Virgo 2 |
| Mars | 25 Taurus 9 | 9 Taurus 32 | 17 Leo 24 |
| Jupiter | 16 Aquarius 54 | 24 Cancer 2 | 7 Aquarius 6 |
| Saturn | 27 Capricorn 53 | 12 Aries 6 | 21 Capricorn 43 |
| Uranus | 19 Sagittarius 39 | 2 Gemini 4 | 17 Sagittarius 47 |
| Neptune | 0 Cancer 21 | 4 Aries 3 | 3 Cancer 43 |
| Pluto | 17 Gemini 58 | 5 Aquarius 21 | 19 Gemini 40 |
| Rahu | 2 Scorpio 31 | 4 Pisces 11 | 25 Libra 57 |
| Ketu | 2 Taurus 31 | 4 Virgo 11 | 25 Aries 57 |
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