Database Van Broekhoven » Martinus Josephus Piggen (1879-1943)
Personal data Martinus Josephus Piggen
- He was born on February 27, 1879 in Berkel-Enschot, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
- He died on July 30, 1943 in Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 64 years old.
- A child of Peter Piggen and Maria Burgmans
- This information was last updated on December 28, 2020.
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Historical events
Birthday February 27, 1879
- The temperature on February 27, 1879 was about -0.8 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 25 » The Bulgarian National Bank is founded.
- February 8 » The England cricket team led by Lord Harris is attacked in a riot during a match in Sydney.
- May 31 » Gilmore's Garden in New York City is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue.
- July 4 » Anglo-Zulu War: The Zululand capital of Ulundi is captured by British troops and burned to the ground, ending the war and forcing King Cetshwayo to flee.
- September 18 » The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.
- October 15 » The Segura river in southeastern Spain floods, killing 1077 people.
Day of death July 30, 1943
- The temperature on July 30, 1943 was between 12.1 °C and 26.0 °C and averaged 19.6 °C. There was 12.0 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 1943: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
- May 17 » World War II: Dambuster Raids commence by No. 617 Squadron RAF.
- July 1 » The City of Tokyo and the Prefecture of Tokyo are both replaced by the Tokyo Metropolis.
- September 23 » World War II: The Nazi puppet state known as the Italian Social Republic is founded.
- September 30 » The United States Merchant Marine Academy is dedicated by President Roosevelt.
- October 14 » World War II: The American Eighth Air Force loses 60 of 291 B-17 Flying Fortress during the Second Raid on Schweinfurt.
- December 5 » World War II: Allied air forces begin attacking Germany's secret weapons bases in Operation Crossbow.
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- 1881 » L. E. J. Brouwer, Dutch mathematician, philosopher, and academic († 1966)
- 1881 » Sveinn Björnsson, Danish-Icelandic lawyer and politician, 1st President of Iceland († 1952)
- 1920 » Albert Gustaf Dahlman, Swedish executioner (b. 1848)
- 1930 » Joan Gamper, Swiss-Spanish footballer and businessman, founded FC Barcelona (b. 1877)
- 1938 » John Derbyshire, English swimmer and water polo player (b. 1878)
- 1941 » Hugo Celmiņš, Latvian politician, former Prime Minister of Latvia (b. 1877)
- 1947 » Joseph Cook, English-Australian miner and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1860)
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