Database Van Broekhoven » Bernardus van Engelen (1879-1950)
Personal data Bernardus van Engelen
- He was born on August 4, 1879 in Nieuwkuijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
- He died on November 13, 1950 in Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 71 years old.
- A child of Willem van Engelen and Johanna Maria Dekkers
- This information was last updated on July 6, 2010.
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Historical events
Birthday August 4, 1879
- The temperature on August 4, 1879 was about 21.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. 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.
- February 8 » The England cricket team led by Lord Harris is attacked in a riot during a match in Sydney.
- February 14 » The War of the Pacific breaks out when the Chilean Army occupies the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.
- April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
- May 21 » War of the Pacific: Two Chilean ships blocking the harbor of Iquique (then belonging to Peru) battle two Peruvian vessels in the Battle of Iquique.
- July 8 » Sailing ship USSJeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
- December 21 » World premiere of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Day of death November 13, 1950
- The temperature on November 13, 1950 was between 5.2 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 13.2 mm of rain during 5.3 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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)
- From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
- In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
- June 27 » The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
- June 29 » Korean War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman authorizes a sea blockade of Korea.
- August 18 » Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium is assassinated by far-right elements.
- November 1 » Puerto Rican nationalists Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo attempt to assassinate US President Harry S. Truman at Blair House.
- December 17 » The F-86 Sabre's first mission over Korea.
- December 25 » The Stone of Scone, traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, is taken from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalist students. It later turns up in Scotland on April 11, 1951.
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