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Personal data Wilhelmus Josephus Govers 

  • He was born on March 24, 1866 in 's-Hertogenbosch.
  • He died on February 13, 1942 in Tilburg, he was 75 years old.
    Overlijdensakte Wilhelmus Josephus Govers Tilburg
    Gemeente Tilburg
    Brontype boek
    Registernaam Overlijdensregister 1942
    Code TLB_O_1942
    Periode register 1942
    Aktenummer 145

    Overledene Wilhelmus Josephus Govers
    Geboorteplaats 's-Hertogenbosch
    Plaats overlijden Tilburg
    Datum overlijden 13-02-1942
    Geslacht m
    Leeftijd 75 jaar

    Relatie Henrica Johanna van Helvert

    Vader Henricus Govers

    Moeder Petronelle Adriana Martens
  • A child of Henricus Govers and Petronella Adriana Martens
  • This information was last updated on February 6, 2012.

Household of Wilhelmus Josephus Govers

He is married to Henrica Johanna van Helvert.

They got married on September 27, 1899 at Tilburg, he was 33 years old.

Huwelijksakte Wilhelmus Josephus Govers 27-09-1899 Tilburg
Gemeente Tilburg
Brontype boek
Archiefnummer 16
Archiefnaam Ambtenaar van de burgerlijke stand te Tilburg 1811-1957
Bronnaam huwelijksregisters
Registernaam Huwelijksregister 1899
Code TB_H_1899
Periode register 1899
Aktenummer 239
Plaats Tilburg
Datum 27-09-1899

Bruidegom Wilhelmus Josephus Govers
Geboorteplaats 's-Hertogenbosch
Geboortedatum 24-03-1866
Leeftijd 33 jaar

Bruid Henrica Johanna van Helvert
Geboorteplaats Tilburg
Geboortedatum 04-10-1870
Leeftijd 28 jaar

Vader bruidegom Henricus Govers

Moeder bruidegom Petronella Adriana Martens

Vader bruid Peter van Helvert

Moeder bruid Johanna Maas

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Birthday March 24, 1866

  • The temperature on March 24, 1866 was about 11.0 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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).
  • In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 27 » President of the United States of America Andrew Johnson vetoes the Civil Rights Act of 1866. His veto is overridden by Congress and the bill passes into law on April 9.
    • April 8 » Italy and Prussia ally against the Austrian Empire.
    • May 5 » Memorial Day first celebrated in United States at Waterloo, New York.
    • June 7 » One thousand eight hundred Fenian raiders are repelled back to the United States after looting and plundering the Saint-Armand and Frelighsburg areas of Canada East.
    • July 20 » Austro-Prussian War: Battle of Lissa: The Austrian Navy, led by Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, defeats the Italian Navy near the island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea.
    • July 28 » At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue (of Abraham Lincoln).

Day of marriage September 27, 1899

  • The temperature on September 27, 1899 was about 12.8 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 4 » The Philippine–American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
    • February 22 » Filipino forces led by General Antonio Luna launch counterattacks for the first time against the American forces during the Philippine–American War. The Filipinos fail to regain Manila from the Americans.
    • March 6 » Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark.
    • May 8 » The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play.
    • November 2 » The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.
    • November 28 » The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.

Day of death February 13, 1942

  • The temperature on February 13, 1942 was between 0.2 °C and 3.9 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
    • January 31 » World War II: Allied forces are defeated by the Japanese at the Battle of Malaya and retreat to Singapore.
    • February 8 » World War II: Dutch Colonial Army General Destruction Unit (AVC, Algemene Vernielings Corps) burns Banjarmasin, South Borneo to avoid Japanese capture.
    • February 9 » Year-round Daylight saving time (aka War Time) is re-instated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources.
    • June 26 » The first flight of the Grumman F6F Hellcat.
    • July 4 » World War II: The 250-day Siege of Sevastopol in the Crimea ends when the city falls to Axis forces.
    • October 11 » World War II: Off Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese force.


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