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Personal data Hans Heinrich Thorun 

  • He was born on January 13, 1914 in Königsberg, Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg, Germany.
  • He died in the year 1993, he was 78 years old.

Household of Hans Heinrich Thorun

He is married to Wiebke Cicilie Knippenberg.

They got married.

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Historical events

  • The temperature on January 13, 1914 was between -3.5 °C and -0.7 °C and averaged -1.5 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • January 9 » The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States.
    • May 15 » During a poker game at the Gaiety Theatre in Galesburg, Illinois, comedian Art Fisher nicknames Chicko, Harpo, Groucho, and Gummo Marx.
    • August 6 » World War I: First Battle of the Atlantic: Two days after the United Kingdom had declared war on Germany over the German invasion of Belgium, ten German U-boats leave their base in Heligoland to attack Royal Navy warships in the North Sea.
    • August 26 » World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
    • November 16 » The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.
    • December 24 » World War I: The "Christmas truce" begins.


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