Family tree Vanoplynes » Renatus Leopold Desmedt (1880-1962)

Personal data Renatus Leopold Desmedt 

  • He was born on July 29, 1880 in Roeselare,West-Vlaanderen,België.
  • Profession: Burgemeester,Landbouwer,Senator.
  • (Politics) : Ere Burgemeester van Staden van 1935 tot 1962 Parlementair gewezen Senator Hoofdbestuurslid Belgish boerenbond.
  • He died on July 13, 1962 in Staden,West-Vlaanderen,België, he was 81 years old.
  • He is buried in Staden.
  • A child of Petrus Aloïs Desmedt and Barbara Lievens

Household of Renatus Leopold Desmedt

He is married to Maria Ludovica Muyssen.

They got married on March 3, 1908 at Staden,West-Vlaanderen,België, he was 27 years old.

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Child(ren):

  2. Emma Desmedt  1910-2004 
  4. Martha Desmedt  1912-2001 

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Birthday July 29, 1880

  • The temperature on July 29, 1880 was about 21.2 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 69%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1880: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 27 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his incandescent lamp.
    • June 7 » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign).
    • June 24 » First performance of O Canada at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada.
    • July 27 » Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand: Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan.
    • September 16 » The Cornell Daily Sun prints its first issue in Ithaca, New York. The Sun is the United States' oldest, continuously-independent college daily.
    • December 16 » Outbreak of the First Boer War between the Boer South African Republic and the British Empire.

Day of marriage March 3, 1908

  • The temperature on March 3, 1908 was between -0.8 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
    • January 11 » Grand Canyon National Monument is created.
    • January 24 » The first Boy Scout troop is organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.
    • April 8 » Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.
    • July 1 » SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.
    • November 7 » Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente Canton, Bolivia.
    • November 25 » A fire breaks out on SSSardinia as it leaves Malta's Grand Harbour, resulting in the ship's grounding and the deaths of at least 118 people.

Day of death July 13, 1962

  • The temperature on July 13, 1962 was between 12.6 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (10%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
    • January 15 » Netherlands New Guinea Conflict: Indonesian Navy fast patrol boat RI Macan Tutul commanded by Commodore Yos Sudarso sunk in Arafura Sea by the Dutch Navy.
    • March 29 » Arturo Frondizi, the president of Argentina, is overthrown in a military coup by Argentina's armed forces, ending an 11​⁄2 day constitutional crisis.
    • July 13 » In an unprecedented action, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismisses seven members of his Cabinet, marking the effective end of the National Liberals as a distinct force within British politics.
    • September 6 » The United States government begins the Exercise Spade Fork nuclear readiness drill.
    • October 11 » The Second Vatican Council becomes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years.
    • December 11 » Arthur Lucas, convicted of murder, is the last person to be executed in Canada.


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