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Personal data Roelof du Pree
- He was born on April 27, 1899 in Scherpenzeel, Gelderland, Netherlands.
- He died on August 11, 1976, he was 77 years old.
- He is buried in Scherpenzeel, Gelderland, Netherlands.Source 1
- A child of Gerrit du Pree and Klaasje Methorst
- This information was last updated on July 1, 2017.
Household of Roelof du Pree
He is married to Wilhelmina Alida van Bruggen.
They got married on July 25, 1924 at Woudenberg, Utrecht, Netherlands, he was 25 years old.Source 2
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Historical events
Birthday April 27, 1899
- The temperature on April 27, 1899 was about 9.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- March 30 » German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights.
- March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
- June 7 » American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas.
- September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
- November 2 » The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.
- November 28 » The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.
Day of marriage July 25, 1924
- The temperature on July 25, 1924 was between 8.8 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 7.3 mm of rain. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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.
- March 3 » The Free State of Fiume is annexed by the Kingdom of Italy.
- March 8 » A mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah.
- October 27 » The Uzbek SSR is founded in the Soviet Union.
- December 19 » German serial killer Fritz Haarmann is sentenced to death for a series of murders.
- December 20 » Adolf Hitler is released from Landsberg Prison.
- December 24 » Albania becomes a republic.
Day of death August 11, 1976
- The temperature on August 11, 1976 was between 13.1 °C and 25.5 °C and averaged 18.9 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (35%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 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 1976: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.7 million citizens.
- March 4 » The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention is formally dissolved in Northern Ireland resulting in direct rule of Northern Ireland from London by the British parliament.
- June 28 » The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial.
- July 1 » Portugal grants autonomy to Madeira.
- July 4 » Israeli commandos raid Entebbe airport in Uganda, rescuing all but four of the passengers and crew of an Air France jetliner seized by Palestinian terrorists.
- October 6 » Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 is destroyed by two bombs, placed on board by an anti-Castro militant group.
- November 23 » Apneist Jacques Mayol is the first man to reach a depth of 100m undersea without breathing equipment.
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