Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » John Diesen (1896-1974)
Personal data John Diesen
- He was born on December 12, 1896 in Germantown, Clinton, Illinois, United States.Source 1
- He died on May 7, 1974 in Germantown, Clinton, Illinois, United States, he was 77 years old.
- He is buried in Germantown, Clinton, Illinois, United States.Source 2
- A child of Johann Bernard - Ben Diesen and Maria Margaretha - Mary - Margareth Feringa
- This information was last updated on September 16, 2020.
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He had a relationship with Henrietta L.
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- Johan Bernard (Broer) Berens: burgerlijke stand en/of kerkboeken DTB https://fjmblom.home.xs4all.nl/
Pauline Berens: Genealogienetwerk zus Greetje Berens voorheen EemslandBoekweitBoerenImmigratie
https://www.genealogieonline.nl/the-dutch-connection/I1254.php - http://clintonilgenweb.net/cemetery/
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Birthday December 12, 1896
- The temperature on December 12, 1896 was about 5.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 21 » An Englishman raised in Australia, Bob Fitzsimmons, fought an Irishman, Peter Maher, in an American promoted event which technically took place in Mexico, winning the 1896 World Heavyweight Championship in boxing.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- June 2 » Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.
- September 22 » Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
- November 27 » Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.
- December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
Day of death May 7, 1974
- The temperature on May 7, 1974 was between 2.2 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) 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 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 1974: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
- January 2 » United States President Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo.
- January 5 » The warmest reliably measured temperature within the Antarctic Circle, of +59°F (+15°C), is recorded at Vanda Station.
- May 18 » Nuclear weapons testing: Under project Smiling Buddha, India successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon becoming the sixth nation to do so.
- September 25 » Dr. Frank Jobe performs first ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery (better known as Tommy John surgery) on baseball player Tommy John.
- November 16 » The Arecibo message is broadcast from the Arecibo Radio Telescope in Puerto Rico. It was aimed at the current location of the globular star cluster Messier 13 some 25,000 light years away. The message will reach empty space by the time it finally arrives since the cluster will have changed position.
- November 23 » Sixty Ethiopian politicians, aristocrats, military officers, and other persons are executed by the provisional military government.
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Pauline Berens BC, "Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/ofb-barger-compascuum/I1254.php : accessed February 6, 2026), "John Diesen (1896-1974)".