Database Van Broekhoven » Willem Been (1887-1949)
Personal data Willem Been
- He was born on August 2, 1887 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland.
- He died on December 23, 1949 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, he was 62 years old.
- A child of Abraham Been and Geertruida Lijdia Bastiaans
- This information was last updated on November 10, 2013.
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Historical events
Birthday August 2, 1887
- The temperature on August 2, 1887 was about 17.7 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
- April 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
- May 9 » Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.
- July 6 » David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
- November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
- November 13 » Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.
Day of death December 23, 1949
- The temperature on December 23, 1949 was between 1.7 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 1949: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
- January 15 » Chinese Civil War: The Communist forces take over Tianjin from the Nationalist Government.
- February 14 » The Asbestos Strike begins in Canada. The strike marks the beginning of the Quiet Revolution in Quebec.
- August 24 » The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization goes into effect.
- September 21 » The People's Republic of China is proclaimed.
- November 26 » The Constituent Assembly of India adopts the constitution presented by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
- December 2 » Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others is adopted.
Same birth/death day
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- 1948 » Akira Mutō, Japanese general (b. 1883)
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- 1948 » Hideki Tojo, Japanese general and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1884)
- 1948 » Iwane Matsui, Japanese general (b. 1878)
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- 1948 » Seishirō Itagaki, Japanese general (b. 1885)
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