Family tree Kaper » Wiert van Dijken (1916-1988)
Personal data Wiert van Dijken
- He was born on May 30, 1916 in Oostwold, Midwolda, Groningen, Nederland.
- (Reference Number) .
- He died on June 22, 1988, he was 72 years old.
- He is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, West Gwillimbury, Bradford, Ontario, Canada.
- A child of Marinus van Dijken and Luktje Veld
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Birthday May 30, 1916
- The temperature on May 30, 1916 was between 10.5 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
- January 29 » World War I: Paris is first bombed by German zeppelins.
- February 3 » The Centre Block of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada burns down with the loss of 7 lives.
- April 8 » In Corona, California, race car driver Bob Burman crashes, killing three (including himself), and badly injuring five spectators.
- August 28 » World War I: Italy declares war on Germany.
- November 21 » Mines from SM U-73 sink the HMHS Britannic, the largest ship lost in the First World War.
- December 6 » World War I: The Central Powers capture Bucharest.
Day of death June 22, 1988
- The temperature on June 22, 1988 was between 7.8 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (48%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1988: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 14.7 million citizens.
- February 27 » Sumgait pogrom: The Armenian community in Sumgait, Azerbaijan is targeted in a violent pogrom.
- May 6 » All thirty-six passengers and crew were killed when Widerøe Flight 710 crashed into Mt. Torghatten in Brønnøy.
- May 9 » New Parliament House, Canberra officially opens.
- June 4 » Three cars on a train carrying hexogen to Kazakhstan explode in Arzamas, Gorky Oblast, USSR, killing 91 and injuring about 1,500.
- August 20 » Iran-Iraq War: A ceasefire is agreed after almost eight years of war.
- November 16 » The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic declares that Estonia is "sovereign" but stops short of declaring independence.
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