Database Van Broekhoven » Willem Willems (1896-1979)
Personal data Willem Willems
- He was born on August 15, 1896 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland.
- He died on October 28, 1979 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 83 years old.
- A child of Jan Willems and Maria Johanna Roetman
- This information was last updated on October 5, 2025.
Household of Willem Willems
He is married to Jacoba Johanna Broeren.
They got married on March 28, 1917 at Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 20 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Jan Willems 1919-1982
- Wilhelmina Willems 1922-1923
- Wilhelmina Willems 1924-1924
- (Not public)
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Historical events
Birthday August 15, 1896
- The temperature on August 15, 1896 was about 16.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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 1 » Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
- April 6 » In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
- June 2 » Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.
- June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
- November 17 » The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino.
- December 30 » Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.
Day of marriage March 28, 1917
- The temperature on March 28, 1917 was between -3.8 °C and 5.6 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 7.9 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- May 19 » The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK is founded.
- June 5 » World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day".
- June 13 » World War I: The deadliest German air raid on London of the war is carried out by Gotha G.IV bombers and results in 162 deaths, including 46 children, and 432 injuries.
- August 6 » World War I: Battle of Mărășești between the Romanian and German armies begins.
- October 26 » First World War: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.
Day of death October 28, 1979
- The temperature on October 28, 1979 was between -1.2 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (32%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1979: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 14.0 million citizens.
- March 13 » The New Jewel Movement, headed by Maurice Bishop, ousts the Prime Minister of Grenada, Eric Gairy, in a coup d'état.
- May 21 » White Night riots in San Francisco following the manslaughter conviction of Dan White for the assassinations of George Moscone and Harvey Milk.
- June 4 » Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings takes power in Ghana after a military coup in which General Fred Akuffo is overthrown.
- July 12 » The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
- July 19 » The oil tanker SS Atlantic Empress collides with another oil tanker, causing the largest ever ship-borne oil spill.
- September 13 » South Africa grants independence to the "homeland" of Venda (not recognised outside South Africa).
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- 1898 » Jan Brzechwa, Polish author and poet († 1966)
- 1973 » Sergio Tofano, Italian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1883)
- 1973 » Taha Hussein, Egyptian historian, author, and academic (b. 1889)
- 1975 » Georges Carpentier, French boxer and actor (b. 1894)
- 1975 » Oliver Nelson, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (b. 1932)
- 1978 » Rukmani Devi, Sri Lankan singer and actress (b. 1923)
- 1983 » Otto Messmer, American animator and screenwriter (b. 1892)
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