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Personal data Wilhelmus Petrus van Engelen 


Household of Wilhelmus Petrus van Engelen

(1) He is married to Catharina Mol.

They got married on October 28, 1893 at 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 21 years old.Source 1


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(2) He is married to Dimphna Christina Smits.

They got married on June 10, 1904 at 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 32 years old.Source 1

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Wilhelmus Petrus van Engelen

Wilhelmus Petrus van Engelen
1872-1961

(1) 1893

Catharina Mol
1870-1900

(2) 1904

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Historical events

  • The temperature on March 12, 1872 was about 5.2 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 20 » The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
    • February 22 » The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
    • March 1 » Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.
    • June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
    • July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
    • December 4 » The crewless American brigantine Mary Celeste, drifting in the Atlantic, is discovered by the Canadian brig Dei Gratia. The ship has been abandoned for nine days but is only slightly damaged. Her master Benjamin Briggs and all nine others known to have been on board are never accounted for.
  • The temperature on June 10, 1904 was between 10.2 °C and 15.2 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
    • February 9 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur concludes.
    • April 30 » The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.
    • May 4 » The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal.
    • May 5 » Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball.
    • June 16 » Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolay Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland.
    • October 4 » The IFK Göteborg football club is founded in Sweden.
  • The temperature on April 10, 1961 was between 4.7 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1961: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
    • January 3 » Cold War: The United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba over the latter's nationalization of American assets.
    • April 16 » In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist–Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism.
    • April 17 » Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro.
    • May 25 » Apollo program: U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces, before a special joint session of the U.S. Congress, his goal to initiate a project to put a "man on the Moon" before the end of the decade.
    • August 11 » The former Portuguese territories in India of Dadra and Nagar Haveli are merged to create the Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
    • December 15 » Adolf Eichmann is sentenced to death after being found guilty by an Israeli court of 15 criminal charges, including charges of crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people, and membership of an outlawed organization.


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Source: Wikipedia

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About the surname Van Engelen


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J. van Broekhoven, "Database Van Broekhoven", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/database-van-broekhoven/I37467.php : accessed March 3, 2026), "Wilhelmus Petrus van Engelen (1872-1961)".