Jan Berend van der Velde, known by the pen name Ben Frey, was a writer and poet from Ousterwolde, born on August 17, 1924, and passed away on April 27, 2012, in Enske. He began writing at a young age and later contributed significantly to the Twents language literature from 1979, at a time when it was not widely practiced. Van der Velde also served as the editor for the literary magazine De Moespot until 1995, paving the way for future Twents writers and performers.
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Meaning of the name - Jan
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Jan Berend van der Velde belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Oosterwolde, Friesland
Place of Death: Enschede
Occupation: poet | writer
Employers: textile industry
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Ephemeris for August 17, 1924
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 17, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for August 17, 2025 |
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Sun | 24 Leo 28 | 25 Leo 2 | 4 Sagittarius 11 |
Moon | 0 Aries 49 | 14 Gemini 37 | 3 Sagittarius 53 |
Mercury | 21 Virgo 41 | 6 Leo 39 | 21 Sagittarius 14 |
Venus | 11 Cancer 14 | 20 Cancer 31 | 29 Libra 3 |
Mars | 1 Pisces 48 | 6 Libra 45 | 16 Pisces 59 |
Jupiter | 10 Sagittarius 0 | 15 Cancer 10 | 24 Sagittarius 58 |
Saturn | 28 Libra 8 | 0 Aries 47 | 9 Scorpio 4 |
Uranus | 20 Pisces 31 | 1 Gemini 19 | 17 Pisces 35 |
Neptune | 20 Leo 17 | 1 Aries 40 | 22 Leo 35 |
Pluto | 12 Cancer 56 | 2 Aquarius 2 | 13 Cancer 12 |
Rahu | 22 Leo 51 | 19 Pisces 23 | 17 Leo 30 |
Ketu | 22 Aquarius 51 | 19 Virgo 23 | 17 Aquarius 30 |
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