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Personal data Johannes Wilhelmus Driessen 


Household of Johannes Wilhelmus Driessen

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They got married on May 16, 1950 at Horst, Limburg, Netherlands, he was 30 years old.


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Birthday December 6, 1919

  • The temperature on December 6, 1919 was between 4.0 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
    • January 15 » Great Molasses Flood: A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, Massachusetts, killing 21 and injuring 150.
    • February 14 » The Polish–Soviet War begins.
    • June 11 » Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the U.S. Triple Crown.
    • June 23 » Estonian War of Independence: The decisive defeat of the Baltische Landeswehr in the Battle of Cēsis; this date is celebrated as Victory Day in Estonia.
    • October 7 » KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.
    • December 26 » Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox is sold to the New York Yankees by owner Harry Frazee, allegedly establishing the Curse of the Bambino superstition.

Day of marriage May 16, 1950

  • The temperature on May 16, 1950 was between 7.0 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (27%). 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)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
    • May 19 » Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce.
    • June 29 » Korean War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman authorizes a sea blockade of Korea.
    • September 26 » Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces.
    • October 7 » Mother Teresa establishes the Missionaries of Charity.
    • November 1 » Pope Pius XII claims papal infallibility when he formally defines the dogma of the Assumption of Mary.
    • December 2 » Korean War: Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River ended, with decisive Chinese victory, UN forces were completely expelled from North Korea.

Day of death January 23, 1980

  • The temperature on January 23, 1980 was between 1.8 °C and 5.0 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (7%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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)
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1980: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.1 million citizens.
    • January 25 » Mother Teresa is honored with India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.
    • February 24 » The United States Olympic hockey team completes its Miracle on Ice by defeating Finland 4–2 to win the gold medal.
    • April 9 » The Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein kills philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister Bint al-Huda after three days of torture.
    • May 13 » An F3 tornado hits Kalamazoo County, Michigan. President Jimmy Carter declares it a federal disaster area.
    • July 23 » Phạm Tuân becomes the first Vietnamese citizen and the first Asian in space when he flies aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an Intercosmos Research Cosmonaut.
    • November 23 » The 6.9 Mw  Irpinia earthquake shakes southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 2,483–4,900, and injuring 7,700–8,934.


Same birth/death day

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  • 1918 » Tauba Biterman, Polish Holocaust survivor († 2019)
  • 1919 » Paul de Man, Belgian-born philosopher, literary critic and theorist († 1983)
  • 1919 » Skippy Baxter, Canadian-American figure skater and coach († 2012)
  • 1920 » Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer († 2012)
  • 1920 » George Porter, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 2002)
  • 1920 » Peter Dimmock, English sportscaster and producer († 2015)

Source: Wikipedia


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The Het Grote Driessen Boek publication was prepared by Roger Driessen (contact is not possible).
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Roger Driessen, "Het Grote Driessen Boek", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/het-grote-driessen-boek/R43677.php : accessed June 20, 2024), "Johannes Wilhelmus Driessen (1919-1980)".