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Personal data Machiel Bierkens 

  • He was born on December 3, 1871 in Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
  • He died on February 13, 1942 in Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 70 years old.
  • This information was last updated on September 13, 2015.

Household of Machiel Bierkens

He is married to Johanna Willemina Snijders.

They got married on July 18, 1907 at Klundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 35 years old.Source 1


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Historical events

Birthday December 3, 1871

  • The temperature on December 3, 1871 was about -1.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 18 » Declaration of the Paris Commune; President of the French Republic, Adolphe Thiers, orders the evacuation of Paris.
    • April 1 » The 3rd Duke of Buckingham opened the Brill Tramway, a short railway line to transport goods between his lands and the national rail network.
    • June 16 » The Universities Tests Act 1871 allows students to enter the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religious tests (except for those intending to study theology).
    • July 2 » Victor Emmanuel II of Italy enters Rome after having conquered it from the Papal States.
    • July 30 » The Staten Island Ferry Westfield's boiler explodes, killing over 85 people.
    • October 24 » An estimated 17 to 20 Chinese immigrants are lynched in Los Angeles, California.

Day of marriage July 18, 1907

  • The temperature on July 18, 1907 was between 10.9 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • January 14 » An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.
    • February 5 » Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
    • March 24 » The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published.
    • April 17 » The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
    • August 3 » Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
    • September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.

Day of death February 13, 1942

  • The temperature on February 13, 1942 was between 0.2 °C and 3.9 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
    • March 31 » World War II: Japanese forces invade Christmas Island, then a British possession.
    • July 22 » Grossaktion Warsaw: The systematic deportation of Jews from the Warsaw ghetto begins.
    • July 27 » World War II: Allied forces successfully halt the final Axis advance into Egypt.
    • October 28 » The Alaska Highway first connects Alaska to the North American railway network at Dawson Creek in Canada.
    • November 21 » The completion of the Alaska Highway (also known as the Alcan Highway) is celebrated (however, the highway is not usable by standard road vehicles until 1943).
    • December 15 » World War II: The Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign.


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