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Personal data Petrus Maria "Piet" van Besouw 


Household of Petrus Maria "Piet" van Besouw

He is married to Agatha Catharina Antonia Pluijm.

They got married on May 10, 1892 at Rotterdam, he was 23 years old.


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Notes about Petrus Maria "Piet" van Besouw

Petrus Maria van Besouw, fabrikant en raadslid te Goirle, werd aldaar geboren op 30 juni 1868. Hij overleed te Hilversum op 22 januari 1949 als weduwnaar van Agatha C.A. Pluym. Zijn ouders waren Gerard van Besouw en Johanna van de Lisdonk. Aanvankelijk ging Piet na de lagere schooltijd naar het klein seminarie te St. Michielsgestel, maar na zijn terugkeer, kwam hij terecht in de textielfabriek van zijn vader. Samen met broer Jan werd hij in 1894 vennoot van dit bedrijf. Na zijn huwelijk in 1892 ging hij wonen in het huis van zijn overleden(aangetrouwde) oom, Piet van Gorp(xCatharina van de Lisdonk) , gemeentesecretaris van Goirle. Rond 1895 betrok hij een nieuwe villa aan de Kerkstraat in Goirle, welke, naar de vrouw van Piet, de naam huize Agatha kreeg. Naast het vennootschap in de firma Van Besouw, handelde Piet ook in garens onder de firmanaam Van Besouw-Pluym. Na de stakingen in Goirle in het begin van de 20e eeuw werd de verhouding van Piet met zijn broer Jan steeds slechter. In 1916 leek het erop dat Piet Goirle zou gaan verlaten, omdat hij in Limburg betrokken raakte bij een experiment, waarbij een aantal personen, waaronder priester Poels, een spinnerij wilden oprichten. Doel was de Limburgse meisjes die in Duitsland gingen werken thuis te houden. Dit ging niet door; in 1917 trad Piet uit de firma Van Besouw en richtte met zijn zonen de firma P. van Besouw & Zn. op. Tevens werd de handelsmaatschappij P. van Besouw & Zn. opgericht met het doel om handel te drijven in grondstoffen en eindproducten. Door een rechtszaak en het faillissement van de Hanzebank in 1921 kwam er een einde aan de activiteiten van Piet van Besouw in Goirle. Zijn fabriek aan de Parallelweg kwam in handen van de familie Broekhoven uit Nijmegen, die er de N.V. Hollandse textielindustrie in vestigde.

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Birthday June 30, 1868

  • The temperature on June 30, 1868 was about 13.4 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 27 » Boshin War: The Battle of Toba–Fushimi begins, between forces of the Tokugawa shogunate and pro-Imperial factions; it will end in defeat for the shogunate, and is a pivotal point in the Meiji Restoration.
    • February 2 » Pro-Imperial forces captured Osaka Castle from the Tokugawa shogunate and burned it to the ground.
    • April 7 » Thomas D'Arcy McGee, one of the Canadian Fathers of Confederation, is assassinated by a Fenian activist.
    • April 11 » Former shōgun Tokugawa Yoshinobu surrenders Edo Castle to Imperial forces, marking the end of the Tokugawa shogunate.
    • November 30 » A statue of King Charles XII of Sweden is inaugurated in Stockholm's Kungsträdgården.
    • December 9 » The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.

Day of marriage May 10, 1892

  • The temperature on May 10, 1892 was about 13.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 66%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1892: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • June 30 » The Homestead Strike begins near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
    • July 8 » St. John's, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892.
    • September 9 » Amalthea, third moon of Jupiter is discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard.
    • September 28 » The first night game for American football takes place in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal.
    • November 12 » Pudge Heffelfinger becomes the first professional American football player on record, participating in his first paid game for the Allegheny Athletic Association.
    • December 17 » First issue of Vogue is published.

Day of death January 22, 1949

  • The temperature on January 22, 1949 was between -1.2 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 2.9 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
    • January 20 » Point Four Program a program for economic aid to poor countries announced by United States President Harry S. Truman in his inaugural address for a full term as President.
    • February 24 » The Armistice Agreements are signed, to formally end the hostilities of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
    • April 28 » The Hukbalahap are accused of assassinating former First Lady of the Philippines Aurora Quezon, while she is en route to dedicate a hospital in memory of her late husband; her daughter and ten others are also killed.
    • June 19 » The first ever NASCAR race was held at Charlotte Speedway, where Jim Roper would win the inaugural event.
    • August 3 » The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League finalize the merger that would create the National Basketball Association.
    • December 29 » KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule.


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