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Personal data Joseph Nien 

  • He was born on May 31, 1889 in Weert, Limburg, Netherlands.
  • Profession: Olt.Inf. | KNIL.
  • He died on September 20, 1944 in At sea, he was 55 years old.Source 1
    Died of wound by shot through abdomen at 13:30 on 20 September 1944. Died on board of ship "Kaisyun-Maru" located 5°04'S 123°28'E
    Oorzaak: Tweede Wereldoorlogslachtoffer
  • Death registration.Source 2
  • A child of Jacobus Joannes Nien and Gertudis Hubertina Hendrikx
  • This information was last updated on August 31, 2024.

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Sources

  1. https://oorlogsgravenstichting.nl/persoon/109783/via-openarch-nl/?utm_source=OpenArchieven&utm_medium=browser&utm_campaign=OpenData
  2. https://www.openarch.nl/ghn:88d4c210-5d80-4eed-8ec8-8480a60b9d11

Historical events

Birthday May 31, 1889

  • The temperature on May 31, 1889 was about 15.8 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 22 » Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
    • February 22 » President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
    • March 23 » The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, British India.
    • June 3 » The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
    • June 29 » Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships vote to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest United States city in area and second largest in population at the time.
    • September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.

Day of death September 20, 1944

  • The temperature on September 20, 1944 was between 7.5 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • April 22 » World War II: Operation Persecution is initiated: Allied forces land in the Hollandia (currently known as Jayapura) area of New Guinea.
    • May 18 » World War II: Battle of Monte Cassino: Conclusion after seven days of the fourth battle as German paratroopers evacuate Monte Cassino.
    • June 25 » World War II: United States Navy and British Royal Navy ships bombard Cherbourg to support United States Army units engaged in the Battle of Cherbourg.
    • August 21 » Dumbarton Oaks Conference, prelude to the United Nations, begins.
    • October 26 » World War II: The Battle of Leyte Gulf ends with an overwhelming American victory.
    • November 19 » World War II: Thirty members of the Luxembourgish resistance defend the town of Vianden against a larger Waffen-SS attack in the Battle of Vianden.


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