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Personal data Peter Litjens 

  • He was born on July 3, 1875 in Venray, Limburg, Nederland.
    Geb. akte Venray 1875 nr. 73
    Martin Arts kantonier en Pieter Roelofs veldwachter beide woonachtig te Venray
  • He was christened.
  • Profession: Timmerman en cafehouder. Buurtschap: Heide gem. Venray huisn. G 164. (Bron: Bevolk.Reg. 1914-1932).
  • Religion: Rooms Katholiek.
  • He died on June 21, 1953 in Heide, Limburg, Nederland, he was 77 years old.
    Overl.akte Venray 1953 nr. 105. Overleden om zeventien uur. (77 jaar)
    Peter Paul Janssen landbouwer woonachtig gem. Venray.
  • He is buried June 1953 in Venray, Limburg, Nederland.
  • A child of Hendrik Litjens and Maria Anna Klaessen
  • This information was last updated on November 24, 2006.

Household of Peter Litjens

He is married to Maria Francina Huberta Swinkels.

They got married on August 30, 1920 at Venray, Limburg, Nederland, he was 45 years old.

Huw. akte Venray 1920 nr.63
Joannes Judocus Kemps koopman en Joannes van den Muckhof uitgever. Beide woonachtig te Venray.

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Birthday July 3, 1875

  • The temperature on July 3, 1875 was about 23.2 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. 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 1875: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
    • March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
    • May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
    • September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
    • October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
    • December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.

Day of marriage August 30, 1920

  • The temperature on August 30, 1920 was between 6.4 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
    • January 10 » League of Nations Covenant enters into force. On January 16 the organization holds its first council meeting, in Paris.
    • January 28 » Foundation of the Spanish Legion.
    • February 14 » The League of Women Voters is founded in Chicago.
    • March 22 » Azeri and Turkish army soldiers with participation of Kurdish gangs attacked the Armenian inhabitants of Shushi (Nagorno Karabakh).
    • August 20 » The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Conference in Canton, Ohio
    • November 12 » Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes sign the Treaty of Rapallo.

Day of death June 21, 1953

  • The temperature on June 21, 1953 was between 14.0 °C and 27.8 °C and averaged 21.6 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (74%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 year 1953: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
    • March 6 » Georgy Malenkov succeeds Joseph Stalin as Premier of the Soviet Union and First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
    • June 26 » Lavrentiy Beria, head of MVD, is arrested by Nikita Khrushchev and other members of the Politburo.
    • June 30 » The first Chevrolet Corvette rolls off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan.
    • August 10 » First Indochina War: The French Union withdraws its forces from Operation Camargue against the Viet Minh in central Vietnam.
    • August 17 » Addiction: First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous takes place, in Southern California.
    • November 21 » The Natural History Museum, London announces that the "Piltdown Man" skull, initially believed to be one of the most important fossilized hominid skulls ever found, is a hoax.


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