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Personal data Wilhelmus Antonius Dirks 

  • He was born on April 14, 1882 in Schiedam (zh).Source 1
    Tijdstip: 15:00
    Zn. van Antonius Dirks en Christina Gruiters.
  • Profession: gasfitter,kachelsmid.
  • He died on April 22, 1949 in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, he was 67 years old.Source 2
    Tijdstip: 22:00
  • This information was last updated on March 13, 2025.

Household of Wilhelmus Antonius Dirks

He is married to Wilhelmine Louise (Ludovica) Marie Siepkes.

They got married on February 21, 1906 at Rotterdam (zh), he was 23 years old.Source 3

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Sources

  1. BS Schiedam, akte 315
  2. BS Den Haag, akte A1067
  3. BS Rotterdam, akte 296

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Historical events

Birthday April 14, 1882

  • The temperature on April 14, 1882 was about 11.9 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 19 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 69%. 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 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 1882: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • June 30 » Charles J. Guiteau is hanged in Washington, D.C. for the assassination of U.S. President James Garfield.
    • July 11 » The British Mediterranean Fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the Anglo-Egyptian War.
    • July 26 » Premiere of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal at Bayreuth.
    • September 5 » The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
    • September 5 » Tottenham Hotspur, a Premier League football club from North London, is founded (as Hotspur F.C.).
    • December 6 » Transit of Venus, second and last of the 19th century.

Day of death April 22, 1949

  • The temperature on April 22, 1949 was between 5.8 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (66%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
    • January 1 » United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly.
    • January 26 » The Hale telescope at Palomar Observatory sees first light under the direction of Edwin Hubble, becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until BTA-6 is built in 1976).
    • May 4 » The entire Torino football team (except for two players who did not take the trip: Sauro Tomà, due to an injury and Renato Gandolfi, because of coach request) is killed in a plane crash.
    • August 3 » The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League finalize the merger that would create the National Basketball Association.
    • September 29 » The Communist Party of China writes the Common Programme for the future People's Republic of China.
    • December 7 » Chinese Civil War: The Government of the Republic of China moves from Nanking to Taipei, Taiwan.


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