Family tree Brouwer - Koster » Willem van Giessen (1889-????)

Personal data Willem van Giessen 


Household of Willem van Giessen

He is married to Teuntje van Meteren.

They got married on September 21, 1911 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Nederland, he was 22 years old.


Child(ren):

  6. Jan van Giessen  1921-1948

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Historical events

Birthday August 26, 1889

  • The temperature on August 26, 1889 was about 15.1 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 11 » Meiji Constitution of Japan is adopted.
    • May 2 » Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
    • May 11 » An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor.
    • August 4 » The Great Fire of Spokane, Washington destroys some 32 blocks of the city, prompting a mass rebuilding project.
    • September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
    • November 14 » Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days.

Day of marriage September 21, 1911

  • The temperature on September 21, 1911 was between 6.0 °C and 15.7 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (25%). 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 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 5 » Kappa Alpha Psi, the world's third oldest and largest black fraternity, is founded at Indiana University.
    • May 31 » The President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz flees the country during the Mexican Revolution.
    • July 1 » Germany despatches the gunship SMSPanther to Morocco, sparking the Agadir Crisis.
    • July 24 » Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
    • October 9 » An accidental bomb explosion triggers the Wuchang Uprising against the Chinese monarchy.
    • November 17 » Omega Psi Phi fraternity was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C.


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