Database Van Broekhoven » Wilhelmus Petrus Joannes van den Dries (1916-1993)
Personal data Wilhelmus Petrus Joannes van den Dries
- He was born on November 19, 1916 in Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
- He died on June 10, 1993 in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland, he was 76 years old.
- A child of Joannes Franciscus Henricus van den Dries and Joanna Cornelia van Esch
- This information was last updated on February 11, 2024.
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Historical events
Birthday November 19, 1916
- The average temperature on November 19, 1916 was 2.0 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
- February 21 » World War I: In France, the Battle of Verdun begins.
- June 24 » Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
- June 29 » British diplomat turned Irish nationalist Roger Casement is sentenced to death for his part in the Easter Rising.
- August 30 » Ernest Shackleton completes the rescue of all of his men stranded on Elephant Island in Antarctica.
- September 19 » World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of Charles Tombeur capture the town of Tabora after heavy fighting.
- December 18 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun ends when German forces under Chief of staff Erich von Falkenhayn are defeated by the French, and suffer 337,000 casualties.
Day of death June 10, 1993
- The temperature on June 10, 1993 was between 17.4 °C and 28.9 °C and averaged 22.9 °C. There was 8.3 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1993: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 15.2 million citizens.
- July 29 » The Supreme Court of Israel acquits alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free.
- August 21 » NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.
- August 31 » Russia completes removing its troops from Lithuania.
- September 24 » The Cambodian monarchy is restored, with Norodom Sihanouk as king.
- October 7 » The flood of '93 ends at St. Louis, Missouri, 103 days after it began, as the Mississippi River falls below flood stage.
- November 1 » The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union.
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