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Personal data Adriaan van Rijsewijk
- He was born on January 5, 1862 in Berkel-Enschot, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
- He died on August 18, 1940 in Berkel-Enschot, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 78 years old.
- A child of Joannes van Rijsewijk and Joanna Cornelia Brekelmans
- This information was last updated on December 1, 2025.
Household of Adriaan van Rijsewijk
He is married to Johanna Verhoeven.
They got married on May 12, 1896 at Udenhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 34 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Petronella van Rijsewijk 1899-1950
- Anna Cornelia van Rijsewijk 1900-1976
- Hendrikus Antonius van Rijsewijk 1901-1982
- Maria van Rijsewijk 1903-1989
- Marinus van Rijsewijk 1906-1991
- Adriana Hendrika van Rijsewijk 1907-1998
- Wilhelmina van Rijsewijk 1910-1989
- Cornelia Maria van Rijsewijk 1912-1990
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Historical events
Birthday January 5, 1862
- The temperature on January 5, 1862 was about 4.2 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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 March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1862: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- February 16 » American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Donelson, Tennessee.
- April 6 » American Civil War: The Battle of Shiloh begins: In Tennessee, forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant meet Confederate troops led by General Albert Sidney Johnston.
- April 16 » American Civil War: The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia, becomes law.
- June 7 » The United States and the United Kingdom agree in the Lyons–Seward Treaty to suppress the African slave trade.
- September 2 » American Civil War: United States President Abraham Lincoln reluctantly restores Union General George B. McClellan to full command after General John Pope's disastrous defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run.
- September 4 » American Civil War Maryland Campaign: General Robert E. Lee takes the Army of Northern Virginia, and the war, into the North.
Day of marriage May 12, 1896
- The temperature on May 12, 1896 was about 17.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 18 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
- May 26 » Nicholas II becomes the last Tsar of Imperial Russia.
- May 27 » The F4-strength St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10-million in damage.
- September 21 » Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener take Dongola.
- December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
Day of death August 18, 1940
- The temperature on August 18, 1940 was between 10.3 °C and 22.5 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
- April 25 » Merkið, the flag of the Faroe Islands is approved by the British occupation government.
- May 13 » Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees her country to Great Britain after the German invasion. Princess Juliana takes her children to Canada for their safety.
- June 3 » World War II: The Battle of Dunkirk ends with a German victory and with Allied forces in full retreat.
- August 20 » World War II: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes the fourth of his famous wartime speeches, containing the line "Never was so much owed by so many to so few".
- September 19 » World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz to smuggle out information and start a resistance movement.
- October 21 » The first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is published.
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- 1944 » Ernst Thälmann, German soldier and politician (b. 1886)
- 1945 » Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian activist and politician (b. 1897)
- 1949 » Paul Mares, American trumpet player and bandleader (New Orleans Rhythm Kings) (b. 1900)
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