Family tree Klavers » Willem Schippers (1880-1959)
Personal data Willem Schippers
- He was born on September 24, 1880 in Vroomshoop, Den Ham, Overijssel.Source 1
- He died on March 12, 1959 in Emmen, Drenthe, he was 78 years old.Source 2
- A child of Jacob Schippers and Grietje Hendriks Dam
- This information was last updated on June 9, 2025.
Household of Willem Schippers
He is married to Jurriena Heidelberg.
They got married on May 29, 1914 at Den-Ham, Overijssel, Nederland, he was 33 years old.Source 3
Zij verhuizen 14-11-1918 van Den Ham, Overijssel naar Emmer-Erfscheidenveen.
Child(ren):
- Grietje Schippers 1920-2013
- Jantje Schippers 1926-2013
Notes about Willem Schippers
Beroep: 1914-1915 veenarbeider; 1941-1945 veenopzichter en vervener.
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Birthday September 24, 1880
- The temperature on September 24, 1880 was about 14.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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.
- February 13 » Thomas Edison observes Thermionic emission.
- May 11 » Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California.
- 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 28 » Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan.
- August 14 » Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.
- November 11 » Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol.
Day of marriage May 29, 1914
- The temperature on May 29, 1914 was between 6.6 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
- March 1 » The Republic of China joins the Universal Postal Union.
- August 27 » World War I: Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat.
- September 1 » St. Petersburg, Russia, changes its name to Petrograd.
- September 16 » World War I: The Siege of Przemyśl (present-day Poland) begins.
- October 5 » World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire.
- December 14 » Lisandro de la Torre and others found the Democratic Progressive Party (Partido Demócrata Progresista, PDP) at the Hotel Savoy, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Day of death March 12, 1959
- The temperature on March 12, 1959 was between 4.8 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- 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 1959: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
- January 1 » Cuban Revolution: Fulgencio Batista, dictator of Cuba, is overthrown by Fidel Castro's forces.
- March 30 » Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, flees Tibet for India.
- June 14 » Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
- July 15 » The steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in United States history.
- July 27 » The Continental League is announced as baseball's "3rd major league" in the United States.
- August 31 » A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm, fails to kill King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.
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- 1955 » Charlie Parker, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1920)
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