Database Van Broekhoven » Cornelis "Cees" Leeuwenhoek (1921-1985)
Personal data Cornelis "Cees" Leeuwenhoek
- Nickname is Cees.
- He was born on December 14, 1921.
- He died on June 24, 1985 in Numansdorp, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, he was 63 years old.
- A child of Adriaan Leeuwenhoek and Janna Hollaar
- This information was last updated on August 11, 2024.
Household of Cornelis "Cees" Leeuwenhoek
He is married to Catharina Hendrika Charlotta Laban.
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Birthday December 14, 1921
- The temperature on December 14, 1921 was between 0.1 °C and 3.5 °C and averaged 2.2 °C. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
- June 30 » U.S. President Warren G. Harding appoints former President William Howard Taft as Chief Justice of the United States.
- July 2 » World War I: U.S. President Warren G. Harding signs the Knox–Porter Resolution formally ending the war between the United States and Germany.
- August 14 » Tannu Uriankhai, later Tuvan People's Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported by Soviet Russia).
- September 21 » A storage silo in Oppau, Germany, explodes, killing 500–600 people.
- October 18 » The Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic is formed as part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
- October 29 » United States: Second trial of Sacco and Vanzetti in Boston, Massachusetts.
Day of death June 24, 1985
- The temperature on June 24, 1985 was between 9.4 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (5%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1985: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
- January 10 » Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua and vows to continue the transformation to socialism and alliance with the Soviet Union and Cuba; American policy continues to support the Contras in their revolt against the Nicaraguan government.
- February 19 » William J. Schroeder becomes the first recipient of an artificial heart to leave the hospital.
- May 25 » Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people.
- June 15 » Rembrandt's painting Danaë is attacked by a man (later judged insane) who throws sulfuric acid on the canvas and cuts it twice with a knife.
- November 13 » Xavier Suárez is sworn in as Miami's first Cuban-born mayor.
- November 23 » Gunmen hijack EgyptAir Flight 648 en route from Athens to Cairo. When the plane lands in Malta, Egyptian commandos storm the aircraft, but 60 people die in the raid.
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