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Personal data Willem Piek
- He was born on December 10, 1879 in Leek.
- He died.
- He is buried on June 26, 1969 in Tolbert.
- A child of Tunnis Piek and Willemke Stuut
- This information was last updated on February 25, 2013.
Household of Willem Piek
He is married to Aaffien Vogelzang.
They were married in church on September 15, 1906 at Leek, he was 26 years old.
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Birthday December 10, 1879
- The temperature on December 10, 1879 was about -2.8 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 8 » Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
- March 11 » Shō Tai formally abdicated his position of King of Ryūkyū, under orders from Tokyo, ending the Ryukyu Kingdom.
- May 26 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
- July 8 » Sailing ship USSJeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
- September 18 » The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.
- October 22 » Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (it lasts 13⁄2 hours before burning out).
Day of marriage September 15, 1906
- The temperature on September 15, 1906 was between 9.5 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 5.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
- March 10 » The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.
- April 7 » The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco.
- April 14 » The Azusa Street Revival opens and will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement.
- September 1 » The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys is established.
- September 12 » The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar.
- September 13 » The Santos-Dumont 14-bis makes a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe.
Day of burial June 26, 1969
- The temperature on June 26, 1969 was between 8.4 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (54%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1969: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
- March 10 » In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King, Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to recant.
- March 13 » Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module.
- May 9 » Carlos Lamarca leads the first urban guerrilla action against the military dictatorship of Brazil in São Paulo, by robbing two banks.
- May 20 » The Battle of Hamburger Hill in Vietnam ends.
- August 17 » Category 5 Hurricane Camille hits the U.S. Gulf Coast, killing 256 and causing $1.42 billion in damage.
- October 1 » Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time.
Same birth/death day
- 1878 » C. Rajagopalachari, Indian lawyer and politician, 45th Governor-General of India († 1972)
- 1882 » Otto Neurath, Austrian sociologist and philosopher († 1945)
- 1882 » Shigenori Tōgō, Japanese politician, 37th Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs († 1950)
- 1883 » Giovanni Messe, Italian field marshal and politician († 1968)
- 1885 » Elizabeth Baker, American economist and academic († 1973)
- 1885 » Marios Varvoglis, Greek composer and conductor († 1967)
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