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Ancestors (and descendant) of Josephus van Eekelen

Cornelis van Eekelen
1859-1942
Cornelia Catharina Rommels
1861-1943

Josephus van Eekelen
1915-1916


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    Historical events

    Birthday August 26, 1915

    • The temperature on August 26, 1915 was between 9.3 °C and 23.1 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.8 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 1915: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
      • January 22 » Over 600 people are killed in Guadalajara, Mexico, when a train plunges off the tracks into a deep canyon.
      • January 26 » The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of the U.S. Congress.
      • January 28 » An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard as a branch of the United States Armed Forces.
      • April 5 » Boxing challenger Jess Willard knocks out Jack Johnson in Havana, Cuba to become the Heavyweight Champion of the World.
      • April 18 » French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines during World War I.
      • July 16 » Henry James becomes a British citizen to highlight his commitment to Britain during the first World War.

    Day of death February 13, 1916

    • The temperature on February 13, 1916 was between -1.4 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 3.4 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain. 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 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.
      • February 29 » Child labor: In South Carolina, the minimum working age for factory, mill, and mine workers is raised from 12 to 14 years old.
      • March 9 » Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against the border town of Columbus, New Mexico.
      • April 29 » World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.
      • August 5 » World War I: Battle of Romani: Allied forces, under the command of Archibald Murray, defeat an attacking Ottoman army under the command of Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, securing the Suez Canal and beginning the Ottoman retreat from the Sinai Peninsula.
      • August 30 » Ernest Shackleton completes the rescue of all of his men stranded on Elephant Island in Antarctica.
      • October 27 » Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasu V, is defeated by Fitawrari abte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zewditu I.

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