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Personal data William James Biggs 

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  • He was born on January 31, 1898 in New Zealand.
  • Resident until April 1972: 5A Westbourne Rd, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • (Electoral Roll) in the year 1925 in 4 Ethel St, Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand.
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  • He died in the year 1972 in New Zealand, he was 73 years old.
  • He is cremated on April 17, 1972 in Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, St. John's Rd, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • A child of Thomas Herbert Biggs and Jane Eveleigh

Household of William James Biggs

He is married to Hazel Quickfall.

They got married in the year 1926 at New Zealand, he was 27 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William James Biggs

Thomas Herbert Biggs
1828-1887
Margaret /Morran Maran
1842-1918
James Eveleigh
1829-1909
Ani Ngaamako Lang
1837-1915
Jane Eveleigh
1868-1938

William James Biggs
1898-1972

1926

Hazel Quickfall
1898-1982


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Sources

  1. New Zealand, Index of Burials, 1840-2008
    William James Biggs<br>Birth: Circa 1898<br>Burial: 1972 - C<br>Age: 74<br>Category: Funeral Director Records<br>Source: Watney Sibun & Sons Collection<br>Reference: B200
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Historical events

Birthday January 31, 1898

  • The temperature on January 31, 1898 was about 9.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1898: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 15 » The battleship USSMaine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing 274. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.
    • June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
    • August 13 » Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.
    • August 23 » The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departs from London.
    • August 28 » Caleb Bradham's beverage "Brad's Drink" is renamed "Pepsi-Cola".
    • November 10 » Beginning of the Wilmington insurrection of 1898, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in United States history.

Day of cremation April 17, 1972

  • The temperature on April 17, 1972 was between 4.8 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (63%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1972: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.3 million citizens.
    • May 5 » Alitalia Flight 112 crashes into Mount Longa near Palermo, Sicily, killing all 115 aboard, making it the deadliest single-aircraft disaster in Italy.
    • July 11 » The first game of the World Chess Championship 1972 between challenger Bobby Fischer and defending champion Boris Spassky starts.
    • July 21 » The Troubles: Bloody Friday: The Provisional IRA detonate 22 bombs in central Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom in the space of 80 minutes, killing nine and injuring 130.
    • August 11 » Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam.
    • September 4 » Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games.
    • December 19 » Apollo program: The last manned lunar flight, Apollo 17, crewed by Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans, and Harrison Schmitt, returns to Earth.


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