Phoppe Simons » Willem Foppen (1890-1964)
Personal data Willem Foppen
- He was born on October 31, 1890 in Harderwijk.
- Profession: timmerman.
- He died on October 17, 1964 in Harderwijk, he was 73 years old.
- A child of Goossen Foppen and Maria van Mondfrans
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Birthday October 31, 1890
- The temperature on October 31, 1890 was about 8.1 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- March 4 » The longest bridge in Great Britain, the Forth Bridge in Scotland, measuring 1,710 feet (520m) long, is opened by the Duke of Rothesay, later King Edward VII.
- June 1 » The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
- July 1 » Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable.
- July 26 » In Buenos Aires, Argentina the Revolución del Parque takes place, forcing President Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman's resignation.
- September 12 » Salisbury, Rhodesia, is founded.
- November 23 » King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to succeed him.
Day of death October 17, 1964
- The temperature on October 17, 1964 was between 6.4 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (30%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
- March 20 » The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organisation) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962.
- April 7 » A bulldozer kills Rev. Bruce W. Klunder, a civil rights activist, during a school segregation protest in Cleveland, Ohio, sparking a riot.
- April 8 » The Gemini 1 test flight is conducted.
- August 5 » Vietnam War: Operation Pierce Arrow: American aircraft from carriers USSTiconderoga and USSConstellation bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
- October 22 » An all-party Parliamentary Committee selects the design which will become the new official flag of Canada.
- November 28 » Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 4 probe toward Mars.
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