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Personal data Willem Karel Derkx 


Household of Willem Karel Derkx

He is married to Josephine Francoise Elise Marie van Kaldekerken.

They got married on November 4, 1912 at Venlo, he was 26 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Joseph Marie Derkx  1916-2006

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  • The temperature on December 11, 1885 was about 0.1 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
    • January 3 » Sino-French War: Beginning of the Battle of Núi Bop
    • March 14 » The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.
    • August 29 » Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen.
    • September 29 » The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.
    • November 7 » The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.
  • The temperature on November 4, 1912 was between -1.4 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 8 » The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC).
    • April 15 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic sinks in the North Atlantic at 2:20a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg. Only 710 of 2,227 passengers and crew on board survive.
    • June 4 » Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.
    • June 8 » Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.
    • August 6 » The Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum.
    • October 18 » First Balkan War: King Peter I of Serbia issues a declaration "To the Serbian People", as his country joins the war.
  • The temperature on October 10, 1947 was between 7.1 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
    • January 1 » The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen.
    • February 12 » Christian Dior unveils a "New Look", helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world.
    • August 15 » Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah is sworn in as first Governor-General of Pakistan in Karachi.
    • October 22 » The Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan begins, having started just after the partition of India.
    • November 13 » The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.
    • November 17 » The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.


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