Eijsermans family tree » Jacobus Wilmsen (± 1844-1914)

Day of death August 26, 1914

• The temperature on August 26, 1914 was between 13.0 °C and 22.4 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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.
  • March 8 » First flights (for the Royal Thai Air Force) at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok.
  • August 15 » The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SSAncon.
  • October 5 » World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire.
  • October 19 » First World War: The First Battle of Ypres begins.
  • October 29 » Ottoman entry into World War I.
  • November 2 » World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles are subsequently closed.

Source: Wikipedia

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