Family tree of Spijk and her many ancestors » Cornelis de Back (± 1903-1959)
Personal data Cornelis de Back
- He was born about 1903 in Velsen, NH, NL.
- Profession: runner op de sleep bij fa. Wijsmuller.
- He died on December 7, 1959 in IJmuiden, Velsen, NH, NL.
Cornelis de Back was runner op de sleep, de Britse zuiger "Port Sunlight", en in dienst van de firma Wijsmuller.
De sleep was tijdens de zware herfststorm in de nacht van 6 op 7 dec. 1959 losgeslagen van de sleepboot "Titan". Dit gebeurde op ongeveer 12 mijl ten Noordosten van het Humer lichtschip. Pogingen om de sleep opnieuw vast te maken mislukten. De 4 bemanningsleden aan boord van de sleep heden besloten om met de rubberboot de zuiger te verlaten. 2 van hen werden later op de dag teruggevonden op de kust. de andere twee werden vermist.
Het lichaam van Cornelis de Back werd omstreeks 20 Jan 1959 gevonden. Hij was aangespoeld op de kust bij Skipsea onder Hull.
Bron:
Haarlems Dagblad 07-12-1959
IJmuider Courant 23-01-1962, 28-01-1959 - A child of Sarel de Back and Guurtje Zwier
Household of Cornelis de Back
He is married to Pietje Koning.
They got married on June 14, 1928 at Velsen, NH, NL.Source 1
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Historical events
Day of marriage June 14, 1928
- The temperature on June 14, 1928 was between 9.6 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
- January 7 » A disastrous flood of the River Thames kills 14 people and causes extensive damage to much of riverside London.
- April 14 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, reaches Greenly Island, Canada - the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
- May 15 » Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy".
- September 28 » Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin.
- November 1 » The Law on the Adoption and Implementation of the Turkish Alphabet, replaces the Arabic alphabet with the Latin alphabet.
- November 22 » The premier performance of Ravel's Boléro takes place in Paris.
Day of death December 7, 1959
- The temperature on December 7, 1959 was between 1.0 °C and 3.9 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (35%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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.
- February 19 » The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
- March 10 » Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal.
- May 16 » The Triton Fountain in Valletta, Malta is turned on for the first time.
- June 14 » Dominican exiles depart from Cuba and land in the Dominican Republic to overthrow the totalitarian government of Rafael Trujillo. All but four are killed or executed.
- June 30 » A United States Air Force F-100 Super Sabre from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, crashes into a nearby elementary school, killing 11 students plus six residents from the local neighborhood.
- August 17 » Quake Lake is formed by the magnitude 7.5 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake near Hebgen Lake in Montana.
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