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Personal data Willem Hendrik van Kempen 


Household of Willem Hendrik van Kempen

He is married to Justina Willemina Rutgers.

They got married on April 6, 1904 at Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, he was 24 years old.Source 1


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Historical events

Birthday August 25, 1879

  • The temperature on August 25, 1879 was about 18.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. 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.
    • January 11 » The Anglo-Zulu War begins.
    • January 23 » Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Rorke's Drift ends.
    • April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
    • May 14 » The first group of 463 Indian indentured laborers arrives in Fiji aboard the Leonidas.
    • July 4 » Anglo-Zulu War: The Zululand capital of Ulundi is captured by British troops and burned to the ground, ending the war and forcing King Cetshwayo to flee.
    • December 31 » Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

Day of marriage April 6, 1904

  • The temperature on April 6, 1904 was between 6.8 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 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.
    • January 7 » The distress signal "CQD" is established only to be replaced two years later by "SOS".
    • April 8 » The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.
    • May 4 » The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal.
    • May 21 » The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris.
    • October 4 » The IFK Göteborg football club is founded in Sweden.
    • December 3 » The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory.

Day of death August 22, 1959

  • The temperature on August 22, 1959 was between 14.0 °C and 23.4 °C and averaged 18.2 °C. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • 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 1959: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
    • January 7 » The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
    • January 29 » The first Melodifestivalen is held in Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden.
    • March 9 » The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York.
    • June 8 » USSBarbero and the United States Postal Service attempt the delivery of mail via Missile Mail.
    • July 21 » Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green becomes the first African-American to play for the Boston Red Sox, the last team to integrate. He came in as a pinch runner for Vic Wertz and stayed in as shortstop in a 2–1 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
    • November 2 » The first section of the M1 motorway, the first inter-urban motorway in the United Kingdom, is opened between the present junctions 5 and 18, along with the M10 motorway and M45 motorway.


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About the surname Van Kempen


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