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Personal data Petrus Mens 

  • He was born on June 30, 1876 in Halsteren, N-Br, NL.
  • Occupations:
    • from 1902 till 1913 Arbeider.
    • in the year 1920 Los Werkman.
    • from 1928 till 1932 Fabrieksarbeider.
    • from 1933 till 1940 Landarbeider.
    • in the year 1941 Fabrieksarbeider.
    • in the year 1941 Los Werkman.
    • in the year 1956 Zonder beroep.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1876: B 185, Halsteren.
    • in the year 1902: Gemeente Halsteren.
    • from 1905 till 1912: C 57, Halsteren.
    • from 1912 till 1915: C 58, Halsteren.
    • from 1915 till 1925: B 219, Halsteren.
    • from 1925 till 1931: B 227, Halsteren.
    • from 1932 till 1956: Gemeente Halsteren.
  • He died on August 13, 1956 in Halsteren, N-Br, NL, he was 80 years old.
  • A child of Gabriel Mens and Elisabeth Verbiest
  • This information was last updated on January 17, 2022.

Household of Petrus Mens

He is married to Joanna van de Plas.

They got married on October 3, 1896 at Halsteren, he was 20 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Anna Cornelia Mens  1898-???? 
  2. Gabriel Mens  1899-1974
  3. Elisabeth Mens  1901-1902
  4. Petrus Mens  1903-1970
  6. Adriana Maria Mens  1906-1907
  7. Catharina Mens  1907-1971 
  8. Adrianus Mens  1909-1909
  9. Adrianus Mens  1910-
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Historical events

Birthday June 30, 1876

  • The temperature on June 30, 1876 was about 20.9 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 52%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • April 11 » The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is organized.
    • May 2 » The April Uprising breaks out in Ottoman Bulgaria.
    • June 25 » Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
    • August 1 » Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
    • December 23 » First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
    • December 29 » The Ashtabula River railroad disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.

Day of marriage October 3, 1896

  • The temperature on October 3, 1896 was about 11.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 18 » An X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
    • May 27 » The F4-strength St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10-million in damage.
    • June 2 » Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.
    • November 1 » A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
    • December 14 » The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.
    • December 30 » Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila.

Day of death August 13, 1956

  • The temperature on August 13, 1956 was between 10.8 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 5.3 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (4%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1956: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
    • February 25 » In his speech On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences, Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union, denounces Stalin.
    • March 20 » Tunisia gains independence from France.
    • September 9 » Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.
    • September 27 » USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first person to exceed Mach 3. Shortly thereafter, the Bell X-2 goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed.
    • December 12 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 121 relating to acceptance of Japan to United Nations is adopted.
    • December 28 » Chin Peng, David Marshall and Tunku Abdul Rahman meet in Baling, Malaya to try and resolve the Malayan Emergency situation.

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