Database Van Broekhoven » Wilhelmus Johannes Bertens (1878-1955)
Personal data Wilhelmus Johannes Bertens
- He was born on May 5, 1878 in Udenhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
- He died on August 23, 1955 in Berkel-Enschot, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 77 years old.
- A child of Petrus Bertens and Maria Elisabeth Kooijen
- This information was last updated on January 16, 2016.
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Birthday May 5, 1878
- The temperature on May 5, 1878 was about 11.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. 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 year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 4 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Sofia is liberated from Ottoman rule and designated the capital of Liberated Bulgaria.
- January 16 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Battle of Philippopolis: Captain Aleksandr Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.
- February 21 » The first telephone directory is issued in New Haven, Connecticut.
- June 10 » League of Prizren is established, to oppose the decisions of the Congress of Berlin and the Treaty of San Stefano, as a consequence of which the Albanian lands in the Balkans were being partitioned and given to the neighbor states of Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Greece.
- July 1 » Canada joins the Universal Postal Union.
- September 3 » Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.
Day of death August 23, 1955
- The temperature on August 23, 1955 was between 16.0 °C and 29.0 °C and averaged 23.0 °C. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (64%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
- February 8 » The Government of Sindh, Pakistan, abolishes the Jagirdari system in the province. One million acres (4000km) of land thus acquired is to be distributed among the landless peasants.
- May 9 » Cold War: West Germany joins NATO.
- August 17 » Hurricane Diane made landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina, and it went on to cause major floods and kill more than 184 people.
- November 15 » The first part of Saint Petersburg Metro is opened.
- December 5 » The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge and form the AFL–CIO.
- December 31 » General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year.
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