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Personal data Willem Fredrik Franciscus Colijn 


Household of Willem Fredrik Franciscus Colijn

He is married to Alida Schothorst.

They got married on May 16, 1928, he was 53 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday February 17, 1875

  • The temperature on February 17, 1875 was about 2.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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.
    • January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
    • 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.
    • February 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
    • March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
    • August 25 » Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
    • October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.

Day of death October 5, 1947

  • The temperature on October 5, 1947 was between 3.8 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
    • January 22 » KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood.
    • March 25 » An explosion in a coal mine in Centralia, Illinois kills 111.
    • July 1 » The Philippine Air Force is established.
    • October 30 » The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the foundation of the World Trade Organization (WTO), is founded.
    • November 13 » The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.
    • December 23 » The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.


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