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Personal data Wilhelmus Johannes Scheffers 


Household of Wilhelmus Johannes Scheffers

He is married to Saartje Prikker.

They got married on August 31, 1887 at Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, he was 23 years old.Source 1


Child(ren):

  2. Saartje Scheffers  1891-???? 
  4. Hendrik Scheffers  1895-1895
  5. Hendrik Scheffers  1896-1897
  6. Hendrik Scheffers  1898-???? 
  8. Casper Scheffers  1902-1904
  9. Casper Scheffers  1907- 

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Birthday March 3, 1864

  • The temperature on March 3, 1864 was about 9.5 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • 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 1864: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 11 » The Great Sheffield Flood kills 238 people in Sheffield, England.
    • April 29 » Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the only fraternity to be founded during the American Civil War.
    • June 21 » American Civil War: The Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road begins.
    • July 8 » Ikedaya Incident: The Choshu Han shishi's planned Shinsengumi sabotage on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya.
    • July 22 » American Civil War: Battle of Atlanta: Outside Atlanta, Confederate General John Bell Hood leads an unsuccessful attack on Union troops under General William T. Sherman on Bald Hill.
    • November 30 » American Civil War: The Confederate Army of Tennessee suffers heavy losses in an attack on the Union Army of the Ohio in the Battle of Franklin.

Day of marriage August 31, 1887

  • The temperature on August 31, 1887 was about 16.5 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 32 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 20 » The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
    • April 28 » A week after being arrested by the Prussian Secret Police, French police inspector Guillaume Schnaebelé is released on order of William I, German Emperor, defusing a possible war.
    • June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
    • July 4 » The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi.
    • October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
    • November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Day of death March 12, 1940

  • The temperature on March 12, 1940 was between 6.3 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
    • March 12 » Winter War: Finland signs the Moscow Peace Treaty with the Soviet Union, ceding almost all of Finnish Karelia.
    • May 15 » World War II: After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped Dutch troops surrender to Germany, marking the beginning of five years of occupation.
    • May 26 » World War II: The Siege of Calais ends with the surrender of the British and French garrison.
    • August 19 » First flight of the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber.
    • November 11 » World War II: The German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis captures top secret British mail from the Automedon, and sends it to Japan.
    • November 12 » World War II: The Battle of Gabon ends as Free French Forces take Libreville, Gabon, and all of French Equatorial Africa from Vichy French forces.


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