FutureHistory » August de Meireleir (De Meirleir) (1893-1917)
Personal data August de Meireleir (De Meirleir)
- He was born on November 4, 1893 in Temse, België.
- Profession: Beroepsvrijwilliger sinds 1911, gesneuveld (kogel in lendenenstreek),Soldaat Tweede Klasse BV 1911.
- He died on April 4, 1917 in Steenkerke, 7090, België, he was 23 years old.
- A child of Florentina de Meireleir (De Meirleir)
Household of August de Meireleir (De Meirleir)
Notes about August de Meireleir (De Meirleir)
August De Meirleir werd geboren als onwettige zoon van Florentina De Meirleir. Zij was een zus van voorouder Mathilde De Meirleir. Florentia woonde, net zoals haar zus Mathilde in de Eeckhoutdriesstraat.
August was mandenmaker en besloot op 18-jarige leeftijd om als beroepsvrijwilliger in het leger te gaan. Hij was soldaat bij het 2de Gidsenregiment. Drie jaar later, in april 1917 werd August geraakt met een kogel in de lendenstreek. Hij sneuvelde aan de gevolgen hiervan in Oudstuyvekenskerke en werd begraven in Steenkerke
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Historical events
Birthday November 4, 1893
- The temperature on November 4, 1893 was about 11.1 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 13 » The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting.
- January 17 » Lorrin A. Thurston, along with the Citizens' Committee of Public Safety, led the Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the government of Queen Liliʻuokalani.
- April 6 » Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is dedicated by Wilford Woodruff.
- June 22 » The Royal Navy battleship HMSCamperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMSVictoria which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon.
- August 15 » Ibadan area becomes a British Protectorate after a treaty signed by Fijabi, the Baale of Ibadan with the British acting Governor of Lagos, George C. Denton.
- September 20 » Charles Duryea and his brother road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile.
Day of death April 4, 1917
- The temperature on April 4, 1917 was between -1.0 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 4 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- March 31 » According to the terms of the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, the islands become American possessions.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- May 18 » World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
- May 21 » The Imperial War Graves Commission is established through royal charter to mark, record, and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of the British Empire's military forces.
- August 6 » World War I: Battle of Mărășești between the Romanian and German armies begins.
- August 30 » Vietnamese prison guards led by Trịnh Văn Cấn mutiny at the Thái Nguyên penitentiary against local French authority.
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