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Personal data Pieter Wilhelmus "Piet" van Diest 

  • Nickname is Piet.
  • He was born on September 28, 1914 in Walikersteeg nr.4 in Amersfoort.
    Registratie van geboorte op 29 september 1914 s'avonds om 23.30 uur geboren
  • Profession: Opperman.
  • Religion: Rooms-katholiek.
  • He died on May 22, 1974 in ZH de Lichtenberg / Amersfoort, he was 59 years old.
    Oorzaak: Slok en Longkanker
    Zaterdag 25 Mei 1974 is om 10.30 uur de gezongen uitvaartmis in de parochiekerk H. Franciscus Xaverius, waarna van de kerk uit de begrafenis zal plaats hebben
  • He is buried on May 25, 1974 in RK Begraafplaats Maranatha Dodeweg in Amersfoort.
  • A child of Jacobus Wilhelmus van Diest and Carolina Johanna van der Heiden
  • This information was last updated on September 29, 2023.

Household of Pieter Wilhelmus "Piet" van Diest

He is married to Hendrika Alijda Johanna van Brakel.

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Broer bruidengom Wilhelmus van Diest
Tante van bruid Alijda van Brakel

Permission for the marriage has been obtained in Amersfoort on April 29, 1939.

They got married on May 10, 1939 at Amersfoort, he was 24 years old.


Child(ren):

  2. Everardus van Diest  1941-2010 


Notes about Pieter Wilhelmus "Piet" van Diest

Woonachtig vanaf 28 september 1914: Walikersteeg nr. 4

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    Birthday September 28, 1914

    • The temperature on September 28, 1914 was between 8.7 °C and 15.5 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-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.
      • May 15 » During a poker game at the Gaiety Theatre in Galesburg, Illinois, comedian Art Fisher nicknames Chicko, Harpo, Groucho, and Gummo Marx.
      • August 3 » World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
      • August 6 » World War I: Serbia declares war on Germany; Austria declares war on Russia.
      • August 14 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Lorraine, an unsuccessful French offensive designed to recover the lost province of Moselle from Germany.
      • September 8 » World War I: Private Thomas Highgate becomes the first British soldier to be executed for desertion during the war.
      • October 29 » Ottoman entry into World War I.

    Day of marriage May 10, 1939

    • The temperature on May 10, 1939 was between 7.1 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
      • March 22 » Germany takes Memel from Lithuania.
      • April 30 » NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address.
      • May 22 » World War II: Germany and Italy sign the Pact of Steel.
      • September 22 » World War II: A joint German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk is held to celebrate the successful invasion of Poland.
      • December 14 » Winter War: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for invading Finland.
      • December 27 » The 7.8 Mw  Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 32,700 people were killed.

    Day of death May 22, 1974

    • The temperature on May 22, 1974 was between 9.4 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 4.9 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
      • February 21 » The last Israeli soldiers leave the west bank of the Suez Canal pursuant to a truce with Egypt.
      • April 29 » Watergate scandal: United States President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings relating to the scandal.
      • July 23 » The Greek military junta collapses, and former Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis is invited to lead the new government, beginning Greece's metapolitefsi era.
      • September 15 » Air Vietnam Flight 706 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board.
      • September 17 » Bangladesh, Grenada and Guinea-Bissau join the United Nations.
      • October 8 » Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it is the largest bank failure in the history of the United States.

    Day of burial May 25, 1974

    • The temperature on May 25, 1974 was between 9.5 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (9%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
      • February 17 » Robert K. Preston, a disgruntled U.S. Army private, buzzes the White House in a stolen helicopter.
      • April 1 » The Local Government Act 1972 of England and Wales comes into effect.
      • June 27 » U.S. president Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union.
      • June 30 » The Baltimore municipal strike of 1974 begins.
      • September 11 » Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 69 passengers and two crew.
      • September 17 » Bangladesh, Grenada and Guinea-Bissau join the United Nations.
    

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