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Personal data Leonardus Mentzij
- He was born on January 31, 1906 in Bergen op Zoom, Gemeente Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
- He died on December 19, 1986 in Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, he was 80 years old.
- A child of Cornelis Mentzij and Agnes van Geel
- This information was last updated on January 17, 2017.
Household of Leonardus Mentzij
He is married to Maria Theresia van Mechelen.
They got married on January 5, 1931 at Bergen op Zoom, Gemeente Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 24 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Dirk-Jan Mentzij 1924-1976
- Karel Mentzij 1932-1937
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Birthday January 31, 1906
- The temperature on January 31, 1906 was between -1.0 °C and 7.3 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
- February 11 » Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos.
- March 10 » The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.
- May 2 » Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.
- September 1 » The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys is established.
- September 20 » The Cunard Line's RMSMauretania is launched at Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
- November 9 » Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal.
Day of marriage January 5, 1931
- The temperature on January 5, 1931 was between 0.2 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 4 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
- March 31 » A Transcontinental & Western Air airliner crashes near Bazaar, Kansas, killing eight, including University of Notre Dame head football coach Knute Rockne.
- April 14 » The Spanish Cortes deposes King Alfonso XIII and proclaims the Second Spanish Republic.
- July 1 » United Airlines begins service (as Boeing Air Transport).
- August 24 » France and the Soviet Union sign a neutrality pact.
- October 1 » Clara Campoamor persuades the Constituent Cortes to enfranchise women in Spain's new constitution.
- December 9 » The Constituent Cortes approves a constitution which establishes the Second Spanish Republic.
Day of death December 19, 1986
- The temperature on December 19, 1986 was between 2.1 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
- 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 1986: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
- April 29 » A fire at the Central library of the City of Los Angeles Public Library damages or destroys 400,000 books and other items.
- May 2 » Chernobyl disaster: The City of Chernobyl is evacuated six days after the disaster.
- May 19 » The Firearm Owners Protection Act is signed into law by U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
- May 25 » The Hands Across America event takes place.
- August 31 » Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee over Cerritos, California, killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground.
- September 6 » In Istanbul, two terrorists from Abu Nidal's organization kill 22 and wound six congregants inside the Neve Shalom Synagogue during Shabbat services.
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