Family tree Van Wely » Cornelis de Rijk (1875-1968)
Personal data Cornelis de Rijk
- He was born on June 26, 1875 in 's Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland.
- Profession: Pensionaris Spoorweg.
- He died on July 14, 1968 in Pretoria ZA, R.S.A, he was 93 years old.
- A child of Pieter de Rijk and Johanna Hagedoorn
Household of Cornelis de Rijk
Attention: Wife (Johanna Hagedoorn) is also his cousin.
He is married to Johanna Hagedoorn.
They got married at Kaapstad ZA, R.S.A.
Child(ren):
Notes about Cornelis de Rijk
Vertrekt van Amsterdam naar Johannesburg op of voor 1 febr.1910. Het blijkt dat hij gehuwd was met
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Birthday June 26, 1875
- The temperature on June 26, 1875 was about 13.4 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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.
- February 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
- March 3 » Georges Bizet's opera Carmen receives its première at the Opéra-Comique 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.
- June 19 » The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.
- September 3 » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
Day of death July 14, 1968
- The temperature on July 14, 1968 was between 11.9 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (20%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1968: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
- March 16 » Vietnam War: My Lai Massacre occurs; between 347 and 500 Vietnamese villagers (men, women, and children) are killed by American troops.
- July 18 » Intel is founded in Mountain View, California.
- October 5 » A Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march in Derry is violently suppressed by police.
- October 12 » Equatorial Guinea becomes independent from Spain.
- December 16 » Second Vatican Council: Official revocation of the Edict of Expulsion of Jews from Spain.
- December 23 » The 82 sailors from the USSPueblo are released after eleven months of internment in North Korea.
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