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Personal data Wilhelmus Jacobus Cornelis van Gestel 

  • He was born on November 19, 1885 in Goirle.
    Geboorteakte Wilhelmus Jacobus Cornelis van Gestel Goirle
    Gemeente Goirle
    Brontype boek
    Archiefnummer 907
    Archiefnaam Burgerlijke stand
    Bronnaam register van geboorten
    Registernaam Geboorteregister 1885
    Periode register 1885
    Aktenummer 61

    Kind Wilhelmus Jacobus Cornelis van Gestel
    Geboorteplaats Goirle
    Geboortedatum 19-11-1885
    Geslacht m

    Vader Christiaan van Gestel

    Moeder Johanna Cornelia Engel
  • He died on August 2, 1932 in Goirle, he was 46 years old.
  • A child of Christiaan van Gestel and Johanna Cornelia Engel
  • This information was last updated on October 20, 2011.

Household of Wilhelmus Jacobus Cornelis van Gestel

He is married to Martha Cornelia Paulissen.

They got married on May 8, 1911 at Goirle, he was 25 years old.

Bron: Burgerlijke stand - Huwelijk, Archieflocatie Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum, Algemeen Toegangnr: 550.068, Inventarisnr: 1284
Gemeente: Goirle, Soort akte: huwelijk, Aktenummer: 7, Datum: 08-05-1911
Bruidegom Wilhelmus Jacobus Cornelis van Gestel, Geboorteplaats: Goirle
Bruid Martha Cornelia Paulissen, Geboorteplaats: Tilburg
Vader bruidegom Christiaan van Gestel, Moeder bruidegom Johanna Cornelia Engel
Vader bruid Marinus Paulissen, Moeder bruid Johanna Maria van Loon

Child(ren):

  3. Marinus van Gestel  1913-1991
  9. (Not public)
  14. (Not public)

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Historical events

Birthday November 19, 1885

  • The temperature on November 19, 1885 was about -2.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 4 » Sino-French War: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing force at Núi Bop in northern Vietnam.
    • February 18 » Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the United States.
    • March 23 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Phu Lam Tao near Hưng Hóa, northern Vietnam.
    • June 9 » Treaty of Tientsin is signed to end the Sino-French War, with China eventually giving up Tonkin and Annam – most of present-day Vietnam – to France.
    • July 6 » Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
    • December 22 » Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan.

Day of marriage May 8, 1911

  • The temperature on May 8, 1911 was between 5.0 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 13.6 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 14 » Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.
    • January 26 » Glenn Curtiss flies the first successful American seaplane.
    • April 27 » Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
    • May 30 » At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
    • July 24 » Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
    • November 5 » After declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on September 29, 1911, Italy annexes Tripoli and Cyrenaica.

Day of death August 2, 1932

  • The temperature on August 2, 1932 was between 8.9 °C and 20.4 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 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 1932: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
    • March 19 » The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.
    • July 8 » The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22.
    • August 10 » A 5.1 kilograms (11lb) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.
    • September 17 » A speech by Laureano Gómez leads to the escalation of the Leticia Incident.
    • October 15 » Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight.
    • December 25 » A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people.


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