Database Van Broekhoven » Petrus Berkers (1866-1942)
Personal data Petrus Berkers
- He was born on August 22, 1866 in Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
- He died on February 9, 1942 in Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 75 years old.
- A child of Johannis Berkers and Elisabeth Vrijnsen
Household of Petrus Berkers
He is married to Catharina Driessen.
They got married on February 6, 1901 at Vlierden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 34 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Henricus Berkers 1903-1963
- Judoca Berkers 1904-1972
- Johannes Berkers 1906-1906
- Maria Johanna Berkers 1908-1989
Timeline Petrus Berkers
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Historical events
Birthday August 22, 1866
- The temperature on August 22, 1866 was about 19.5 °C. The air pressure was 2.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
- From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- February 21 » Lucy Hobbs Taylor becomes the first American woman to graduate from dental school.
- April 4 » Alexander II of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Dmitry Karakozov in the city of Saint Petersburg.
- May 2 » Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
- July 20 » Austro-Prussian War: Battle of Lissa: The Austrian Navy, led by Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, defeats the Italian Navy near the island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea.
- October 19 » In accordance with the Treaty of Vienna, Austria cedes Veneto and Mantua to France, which immediately awards them to Italy in exchange for the earlier Italian acquiescence to the French annexation of Savoy and Nice.
- December 12 » Oaks explosion: The worst mining disaster in England kills 361 miners and rescuers.
Day of marriage February 6, 1901
- The temperature on February 6, 1901 was between -4.1 °C and 0.1 °C and averaged -1.8 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- 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 1901: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
- January 10 » The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
- February 15 » The association football club Alianza Lima is founded in Lima, Peru, under the name Sport Alianza.
- May 9 » Australia opens its first national parliament in Melbourne.
- August 6 » Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation.
- November 8 » Gospel riots: Bloody clashes take place in Athens following the translation of the Gospels into demotic Greek.
- November 13 » The 1901 Caister lifeboat disaster.
Day of death February 9, 1942
- The temperature on February 9, 1942 was between -5.6 °C and -0.1 °C and averaged -2.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
- March 9 » World War II: Dutch East Indies unconditionally surrendered to the Japanese forces in Kalijati, Subang, West Java, and the Japanese completed their Dutch East Indies campaign.
- May 3 » World War II: Japanese naval troops invade Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands during the first part of Operation Mo that results in the Battle of the Coral Sea between Japanese forces and forces from the United States and Australia.
- May 30 » World War II: One thousand British bombers launch a 90-minute attack on Cologne, Germany.
- June 12 » Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday.
- August 16 » World War II: A naval L-class blimp drifts in from the Pacific and eventually crashes in Daly City, California. The two-man crew cannot be found.
- August 17 » World War II: U.S. Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin.
Same birth/death day
- 1860 » Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist († 1940)
- 1860 » Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, Polish-German technician and inventor, created the Nipkow disk († 1940)
- 1862 » Claude Debussy, French pianist and composer († 1918)
- 1867 » Charles Francis Jenkins, American inventor († 1934)
- 1867 » Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician and nutritionist († 1939)
- 1868 » Willis R. Whitney, American chemist († 1958)
- 1930 » Richard With, Norwegian captain and businessman, founded Hurtigruten (b. 1846)
- 1932 » A.K. Golam Jilani, Bangladeshi soldier and activist (b. 1904)
- 1932 » Junnosuke Inoue, Japanese businessman and banker (b. 1869)
- 1945 » Ella D. Barrier, American educator (b. 1852)
- 1950 » Ted Theodore, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Queensland (b. 1884)
- 1951 » Eddy Duchin, American pianist, bandleader, and actor (b. 1910)
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