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Personal data Mathieu Johan Emile "George" Corbeij 


Household of Mathieu Johan Emile "George" Corbeij

He is married to Betsy Baake.

They got married on December 30, 1957 at Enschede, he was 33 years old.


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Notes about Mathieu Johan Emile "George" Corbeij

George was geliefd om zijn hulpvaardigheid en zijn speciaal gevoel voor humor. Hij was een mens van zeer grote eenvoud, maar hield wel van de goede dingen van het leven. Tuinieren en fietsen waren zijn grote hobbies. Talloze malen ging hij met kerstmis al fietsend naar de Banneux op bedevaart. Hij was een gezinsman en een harde werker, die zich met grote kennis van zaken had toegelegd op de autobranche. Hij was overal lid van en kon alles. Dan ben je pas een echte Valkenburger. Door zijn garage was hij een van de bekende Valkenburgse figuren.
Zijn roepnaam was oorspronkelijk Mathieu. Was een bekend Valkenburger we

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  • The temperature on September 19, 1924 was between 8.2 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
    • February 8 » Capital punishment: The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada.
    • February 12 » George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue received its premiere in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music", in Aeolian Hall, New York, by Paul Whiteman and his band, with Gershwin playing the piano.
    • April 8 » Sharia courts are abolished in Turkey, as part of Atatürk's Reforms.
    • July 11 » Eric Liddell won the gold medal in 400m at the 1924 Paris Olympics, after refusing to run in the heats for 100m, his favoured distance, on the Sunday.
    • October 31 » World Savings Day is announced in Milan, Italy by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks).
    • December 1 » The National Hockey League's first United States-based franchise, the Boston Bruins, played their first game in league play at home, at the still-extant Boston Arena indoor hockey facility.
  • The temperature on December 30, 1957 was between 3.2 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1957: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
    • January 5 » In a speech given to the United States Congress, United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces the establishment of what will later be called the Eisenhower Doctrine.
    • March 17 » A plane crash in Cebu, Philippines kills Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others.
    • September 24 » President Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.
    • September 29 » The Kyshtym disaster is the third-worst nuclear accident ever recorded.
    • October 1 » First appearance of In God we trust on U.S. paper currency.
    • October 3 » The California State Superior Court rules that the book Howl and Other Poems is not obscene.
  • The temperature on November 21, 1988 was between -5.3 °C and 4.4 °C and averaged -1.7 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (76%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
  • 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 Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1988: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.7 million citizens.
    • April 18 » The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II.
    • June 27 » The Gare de Lyon rail accident in Paris, France, kills 56 people.
    • August 1 » A British soldier was killed in the Inglis Barracks bombing in London, England.
    • August 20 » Iran-Iraq War: A ceasefire is agreed after almost eight years of war.
    • August 28 » Ramstein air show disaster: Three aircraft of the Frecce Tricolori demonstration team collide and the wreckage falls into the crowd. Seventy-five are killed and 346 seriously injured.
    • December 9 » The Michael Hughes Bridge in Sligo, Ireland, is officially opened.
  • The temperature on November 25, 1988 was between 5.6 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • 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 Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1988: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.7 million citizens.
    • January 28 » In R v Morgentaler the Supreme Court of Canada strikes down all anti-abortion laws.
    • February 5 » Manuel Noriega is indicted on drug smuggling and money laundering charges.
    • April 14 » The USSSamuel B. Roberts strikes a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will.
    • June 1 » The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty comes into effect.
    • September 27 » The National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and others to fight dictatorship in Myanmar.
    • December 21 » A bomb explodes on board Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, killing 270. This is to date the deadliest air disaster to occur in British soil.


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  • 1986 » Jerry Colonna, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1904)
  • 1988 » Carl Hubbell, American baseball player and scout (b. 1903)
  • 1989 » Harvey Hart, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
  • 1989 » Margot Zemach, American author and illustrator (b. 1931)
  • 1990 » Dean Hart, Canadian wrestler and referee (b. 1954)
  • 1991 » Sonny Werblin, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1907)

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