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He is married to Helena Maria de Bont.

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Birthday July 4, 1885

  • The temperature on July 4, 1885 was about 22.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
    • March 23 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Phu Lam Tao near Hưng Hóa, northern Vietnam.
    • March 24 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Bang Bo on the Tonkin-Guangxi border.
    • July 1 » The United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada.
    • November 16 » Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel is executed for treason.
    • November 17 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: The decisive Battle of Slivnitsa begins.

Day of death February 17, 1952

  • The temperature on February 17, 1952 was between -1.6 °C and 3.8 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
    • February 26 » Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada.
    • March 15 » In Cilaos, Réunion, 1870mm (73inches) of rain falls in a 24-hour period, setting a new world record (March 15 through March 16).
    • May 13 » The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, holds its first sitting.
    • June 13 » Catalina affair: A Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter.
    • September 12 » Strange occurrences, including a monster sighting, take place in Flatwoods, West Virginia.
    • October 3 » The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon to become the world's third nuclear power.


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  • 1881 » Ulysses S. Grant III, American general († 1968)
  • 1883 » Rube Goldberg, American sculptor, cartoonist, and engineer († 1970)
  • 1887 » Pio Pion, Italian engineer and businessman († 1965)
  • 1888 » Henry Armetta, Italian-American actor and singer († 1945)
  • 1895 » Irving Caesar, American songwriter and composer († 1996)

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