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Personal data Hendrikus Josephus Antonius "Harrie" Spierings 


Household of Hendrikus Josephus Antonius "Harrie" Spierings

He is married to Catharina Sterk.

They got married on August 26, 1939 at Goirle, he was 25 years old.


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Notes about Hendrikus Josephus Antonius "Harrie" Spierings

Hendrikus Josephus (Harrie) Spierings. geboren op 07-04-1914. Ook hij werd schoenmaker en volgde de opleiding aan de Ambachtschool in Tilburg. Na deze opleiding ging hij werken bij Van Arendonk schoenfabriek in Tilburg. Later ging hij bij zijn vader in de schoenmakerij werken en deed ook de schoenenverkoop in de winkel. Hij volgde ook de opleiding voor Schoenwinkelier, want dat hoorde toen nog bij de vestigingseisen.
Hij trouwde met Toos Sterk uit Arnhem. Zij was toen dienstbode bij de fam. Scheffers, waar Harrie regelmatig kwam om de gerepareerde schoenen te bezorgen. Na hun huwelijk vertrok het stel voor korte tijd naar Poppel. Eenmaal teruggekeerd gingen zij wonen in de Kloosterstraat in Goirle in een oud hoekhuisje naast Garage Spijkers. Toen deze huisjes en garage werden gesloopt gingen zij wonen in de Weth. Vekemansstraat en later in de Van Malsenstraat. Harrie Spierings overleed in het ziekenhuis aan een hartaanval op bijna 65-jarige leeftijd op 16-02-1979. Toos Sterk is ruim 90 jaar geworden en overleed op 04-08- 2005. Hun zonen Jan Spierings en Theo Spierings werden als tweeling geboren.

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Birthday April 7, 1914

  • The temperature on April 7, 1914 was between 3.4 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was 9.5 mm of rain. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • January 5 » The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and minimum daily wage of $5 in salary plus bonuses.
    • May 25 » The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland.
    • July 4 » The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie takes place in Vienna, six days after their assassinations in Sarajevo.
    • August 5 » World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer SSPfalz which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot of the War.
    • August 15 » A servant of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright murders seven people and sets fire to the living quarters of Wright's Wisconsin home, Taliesin.
    • August 26 » World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.

Day of marriage August 26, 1939

  • The temperature on August 26, 1939 was between 13.9 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
    • January 13 » The Black Friday bushfires burn 20,000 square kilometers of land in Australia, claiming the lives of 71 people.
    • March 15 » Germany occupies Czechoslovakia.
    • March 23 » The Hungarian air force attacks the headquarters of the Slovak air force in Spišská Nová Ves, killing 13 people and beginning the Slovak–Hungarian War.
    • April 1 » Spanish Civil War: Generalísimo Francisco Franco of the Spanish State announces the end of the Spanish Civil War, when the last of the Republican forces surrender.
    • May 14 » Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five.
    • October 1 » World War II: After a one-month siege, German troops occupy Warsaw.

Day of death February 16, 1979

  • The temperature on February 16, 1979 was between -6.9 °C and -4.1 °C and averaged -5.6 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1979: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.0 million citizens.
    • March 30 » Airey Neave, a British Member of Parliament, is killed by a car bomb as he exits the Palace of Westminster. The Irish National Liberation Army claims responsibility.
    • September 13 » South Africa grants independence to the "homeland" of Venda (not recognised outside South Africa).
    • September 14 » Afghan President Nur Muhammad Taraki is assassinated upon the order of Hafizullah Amin, who becomes the new president.
    • October 1 » The MTR, the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong, opens.
    • October 6 » Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House.
    • December 4 » The Hastie fire in Hull kills three schoolboys and eventually leads police to arrest Bruce George Peter Lee.


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