Het Grote Driessen Boek » Wilhelmus Cornelis Driessen (1886-1969)
Personal data Wilhelmus Cornelis Driessen
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6- He was born on July 22, 1886 in Valkenswaard, North Brabant, Netherlands.
- Alternative: He was born on July 22, 1886 in Valkenswaard, North Brabant, Netherlands.
- Profession: boekhouder, procuratiehouder.
- He died on March 13, 1969 in Luyksgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands, he was 82 years old.
- Alternative: He died on March 24, 1969 in Luyksgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands, he was 82 years old.
- A child of Johannes Driessen and Hendrica van Asten
- A child of Adriaan Driessen and Helena van Zon
Household of Wilhelmus Cornelis Driessen
He is married to Maria Wollenberg.
They got married on February 28, 1916 at Valkenswaard, North Brabant, Netherlands, he was 29 years old.
Child(ren):
- Johanna Helena Driessen 1916-1976
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Birthday July 22, 1886
- The temperature on July 22, 1886 was about 22.8 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. 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 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- March 1 » The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham.
- April 8 » William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
- May 29 » The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in The Atlanta Journal.
- June 10 » Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continue for three months creating a large, 17km long fissure across the mountain peak.
- August 31 » The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.
- September 4 » American Indian Wars: After almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to General Nelson Miles in Arizona.
Day of marriage February 28, 1916
- The temperature on February 28, 1916 was between -0.3 °C and 6.6 °C and averaged 3.3 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
- May 10 » Sailing in the lifeboat James Caird, Ernest Shackleton arrives at South Georgia after a journey of 800 nautical miles from Elephant Island.
- June 5 » Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the first American Jew to hold such a position.
- June 29 » British diplomat turned Irish nationalist Roger Casement is sentenced to death for his part in the Easter Rising.
- July 22 » Preparedness Day Bombing: In San Francisco, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a parade, killing ten and injuring 40.
- August 17 » World War I: Romania signs a secret treaty with the Entente Powers. According to the treaty, Romania agreed to join the war on the Allied side.
- August 30 » Ernest Shackleton completes the rescue of all of his men stranded on Elephant Island in Antarctica.
Day of death March 24, 1969
- The temperature on March 24, 1969 was between -0.6 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1969: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
- January 15 » The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 5.
- January 16 » Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 perform the first-ever docking of manned spacecraft in orbit, the first-ever transfer of crew from one space vehicle to another, and the only time such a transfer was accomplished with a space walk.
- March 2 » In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted.
- July 24 » Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
- October 9 » In Chicago, the National Guard is called in as demonstrations continue over the trial of the "Chicago Eight".
- December 1 » Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II.
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- 1888 » Kirk Bryan, American geologist and academic († 1950)
- 1888 » Selman Waksman, Jewish-American biochemist and microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1973)
- 1889 » James Whale, English director († 1957)
- 1962 » Auguste Piccard, Swiss physicist and explorer (b. 1884)
- 1962 » Jean Goldkette, French-American pianist and bandleader (b. 1899)
- 1968 » Alice Guy-Blaché, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1873)
- 1971 » Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect, designed the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel and Aarhus City Hall (b. 1902)
- 1971 » Arthur Metcalfe, Australian public servant (b. 1895)
- 1976 » Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, English field marshal (b. 1887)
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