Emigranten » Henry Driessen (1895-1973)
Personal data Henry Driessen
- He was born on April 1, 1895 in Grant County, South Dakota (US).
- He died on October 22, 1973 in Benson, Swift, MN (US), he was 78 years old.
- A child of Jan (John) Driessen and Anna Maria Hanenberg
- This information was last updated on April 29, 2020.
Household of Henry Driessen
Notes about Henry Driessen
he married on 27 Sep 1925 in Woodbury, Iowa (US) to Laura Tabke, born 1897, daughter of Aug F Tabke & Agnes Richardson
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Historical events
Birthday April 1, 1895
- The temperature on April 1, 1895 was about 4.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1895: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- April 17 » The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed. This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtien province, Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands to Japan.
- May 7 » In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector—a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.
- May 25 » The Republic of Formosa is formed, with Tang Jingsong as its president.
- October 21 » The Republic of Formosa collapses as Japanese forces invade.
- October 22 » In Paris an express train derails after overrunning the buffer stop, crossing almost 30 metres (100ft) of concourse before crashing through a wall and falling 10 metres (33ft) to the road below.
- December 28 » Wilhelm Röntgen publishes a paper detailing his discovery of a new type of radiation, which later will be known as x-rays.
Day of death October 22, 1973
- The temperature on October 22, 1973 was between 0.5 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain during 4.6 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (23%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1973: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
- May 3 » The 108-story Sears Tower in Chicago is topped out at 1,451 feet as the world's tallest building.
- May 17 » Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.
- July 5 » A boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) in Kingman, Arizona, following a fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, kills eleven firefighters.
- July 25 » Soviet Mars 5 space probe is launched.
- August 2 » A flash fire kills 51 people at the Summerland amusement centre at Douglas, Isle of Man.
- November 25 » Georgios Papadopoulos, head of the military Regime of the Colonels in Greece, is ousted in a hardliners' coup led by Brigadier General Dimitrios Ioannidis.
Same birth/death day
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- 1900 » Stefanie Clausen, Danish Olympic diver († 1981)
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- 1972 » James K. Baxter, New Zealand poet, writer, theologian, and social commentator. (b. 1926)
- 1973 » Pablo Casals, Catalan cellist and conductor (b. 1876)
- 1979 » Mieko Kamiya, Japanese psychiatrist and author (b. 1914)
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