Genealogy Pot en Smit » CORNELIS van der GIESSEN (1889-1964)
Personal data CORNELIS van der GIESSEN
- He was born on March 21, 1889 in KRIMPEN AAN DEN IJSSEL.Source 1
Tijdstip: 18:00
- He died on January 24, 1964 in ROTTERDAM, he was 74 years old.Source 2
- A child of ARIE van der GIESSEN and ANNA PANNEVIS
- This information was last updated on January 15, 2020.
Household of CORNELIS van der GIESSEN
He is married to MAARTJE OOSTHOEK.
They got married on September 17, 1913 at ALPHEN, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, he was 24 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- ARIE CORNELIS van der GIESSEN ± 1917-1944
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Relationship CORNELIS van der GIESSEN
- CORNELIS van der GIESSEN is the 4th great grandson of PIETER van de GIESSE:
Sources
- ARCHIEF GEMEENTE KRIMPEN AAN DEN IJSSEL, akte 20
- ARCHIEF GEMEENTE ROTTERDAM, akte 268
- ARCHIEF GEMEENTE ALPHEN, akte 30
Historical events
Birthday March 21, 1889
- The temperature on March 21, 1889 was about 7.3 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 74 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 8 » Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator.
- April 22 » At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
- May 11 » An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor.
- July 11 » Tijuana, Mexico, is founded.
- November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.
- November 14 » Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days.
Day of marriage September 17, 1913
- The temperature on September 17, 1913 was between 6.6 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
- March 3 » Thousands of women march in the Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C.
- March 12 » The future capital of Australia is officially named Canberra.
- March 18 » King George I of Greece is assassinated in the recently liberated city of Thessaloniki.
- July 31 » The Balkan States sign an armistice in Bucharest.
- August 16 » Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.
- December 24 » The Italian Hall disaster in Calumet, Michigan results in the deaths of 73 Christmas party participants (including 59 children) when someone falsely yells "fire".
Day of death January 24, 1964
- The temperature on January 24, 1964 was between -0.7 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1964: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
- January 16 » Hello, Dolly! opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances.
- January 30 » In a bloodless coup, General Nguyễn Khánh overthrows General Dương Văn Minh's military junta in South Vietnam.
- February 27 » The Government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over.
- April 8 » The Gemini 1 test flight is conducted.
- August 16 » Vietnam War: A coup d'état replaces Dương Văn Minh with General Nguyễn Khánh as President of South Vietnam. A new constitution is established with aid from the U.S. Embassy.
- November 21 » The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opens to traffic. At the time it is the world's longest bridge span.
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