Family tree Severijn » Henri Sophius Diertens (1896-1947)
Personal data Henri Sophius Diertens
- He was born on October 23, 1896 in Rotterdam.
- He died November 1947 in Rotterdam, he was 51 years old.
- A child of Willem Diertens and Henriette Sophia van Maarseveen
Household of Henri Sophius Diertens
(1) He is married to Jacoba Siewert.
They got married on April 27, 1921 at Rotterdam, he was 24 years old.
(2) He has/had a relationship with Pieternella Francisca Kriesz.
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Historical events
Birthday October 23, 1896
- The temperature on October 23, 1896 was about 2.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 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 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.
- February 1 » La bohème premieres in Turin at the Teatro Regio (Turin), conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- July 28 » The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.
- August 17 » Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom.
- November 27 » Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.
Day of marriage April 27, 1921
- The temperature on April 27, 1921 was between 9.5 °C and 20.4 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 1921: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
- March 31 » The Royal Australian Air Force is formed.
- May 3 » West Virginia becomes the first state to legislate a broad sales tax, but does not implement it until a number of years later due to enforcement issues.
- July 11 » The Red Army captures Mongolia from the White Army and establishes the Mongolian People's Republic.
- July 22 » Rif War: The Spanish Army suffers its worst military defeat in modern times to the Berbers of the Rif region of Spanish Morocco.
- July 27 » Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by biochemist Frederick Banting, prove that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar.
- September 8 » Margaret Gorman, a 16-year-old, wins the Atlantic City Pageant's Golden Mermaid trophy; pageant officials later dubbed her the first Miss America.
Same birth/death day
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- 1896 » André Lévêque, French soldier and engineer († 1930)
- 1896 » Lilyan Tashman, American actress († 1934)
- 1897 » John Baker, English air marshal († 1978)
- 1897 » Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena, Spanish writer († 1975)
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