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Personal data Wilhelmus Cornelus Aloysius Henricus Claessen 


Household of Wilhelmus Cornelus Aloysius Henricus Claessen

(1) He is married to Johanna Maria Elisabeth Mels.

They got married on September 26, 1893 at Tilburg, he was 28 years old.


(2) He is married to Philomina Anna Maria Mels.

They got married on October 19, 1917 at Tilburg, he was 52 years old.

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Birthday September 13, 1865

  • The temperature on September 13, 1865 was about 16.3 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. 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 year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 18 » American Civil War: The Congress of the Confederate States adjourns for the last time.
    • April 14 » U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth; Lincoln died the next day.
    • April 14 » U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and his family are attacked at home by Lewis Powell.
    • May 17 » The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established in Paris.
    • July 14 » First ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party, four of whom die on the descent.
    • August 12 » Joseph Lister, British surgeon and scientist, performs 1st antiseptic surgery.

Day of death January 11, 1941

  • The temperature on January 11, 1941 was between -3.4 °C and -0.8 °C and averaged -2.1 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • 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 1941: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
    • April 10 » World War II: The Axis powers establish the Independent State of Croatia.
    • May 22 » During the Anglo-Iraqi War, British troops take Fallujah.
    • June 22 » World War II: Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa.
    • June 27 » World War II: German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa.
    • July 6 » The German army launches its offensive to encircle several Soviet armies near Smolensk.
    • August 29 » World War II: Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is occupied by Nazi Germany following an occupation by the Soviet Union.


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