Family tree Van Willigen » Wilhelmus Wennekes (1864-1937)
Personal data Wilhelmus Wennekes
- He was born on August 5, 1864 in Ubbergen.Source 1
- Profession: Onderwijzer.
- He died on June 9, 1937 in Nijmegen, he was 72 years old.
- He is buried in Nijmegen.
Vak: 22 Rij: 13 Graf: 08
Type graf: zandsteen
Materiaal: hardsteen
Lengte: 200 Breedte: 100 Hoogte: 60
Tekst op liggens deel:
IN MEMORIAM
WILHELMUS WENNEKES
GEB. UBBERGEN 5 AUG. 1864
OVERL. NIJMEGEN 9 JUNI 1937
CATHA. M. WENNEKES
-VAN WILLIGEN
GEB. NIJMEGEN 28 NOV. 1865
OVERL. ALDAAR 14 FEBR. 1946
Teksttoevoeging: Mijn Jezus barmhartigheid. - A child of Johannes Antonius Wennekes and Anna Florentina Akkermans
- This information was last updated on May 20, 2012.
Household of Wilhelmus Wennekes
He is married to Catharina Maria van Willigen.
They got married on July 28, 1896 at Nijmegen, he was 31 years old.
Child(ren):
- Wilhelmina Johanna Maria Wennekes 1899-1953
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Historical events
Birthday August 5, 1864
- The temperature on August 5, 1864 was about 25.7 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- June 5 » American Civil War: Battle of Piedmont: Union forces under General David Hunter defeat a Confederate army at Piedmont, Virginia, taking nearly 1,000 prisoners.
- June 27 » American Civil War: Confederate forces defeat Union forces during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during the Atlanta Campaign.
- July 22 » American Civil War: Battle of Atlanta: Outside Atlanta, Confederate General John Bell Hood leads an unsuccessful attack on Union troops under General William T. Sherman on Bald Hill.
- September 1 » American Civil War: The Confederate Army General John Bell Hood orders the evacuation of Atlanta, ending a four-month siege by General William Tecumseh Sherman.
- October 19 » American Civil War: Confederate agents based in Canada rob three banks in Saint Albans, Vermont.
- December 16 » American Civil War: Battle of Nashville: Major General George Thomas's Union forces defeat Lieutenant General John Bell Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee.
Day of marriage July 28, 1896
- The temperature on July 28, 1896 was about 15.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 18 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
- May 27 » The F4-strength St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10-million in damage.
- June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
- June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
- November 27 » Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.
Day of death June 9, 1937
- The temperature on June 9, 1937 was between 13.4 °C and 22.7 °C and averaged 17.6 °C. There was 12.4 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- 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 year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
- April 1 » Aden becomes a British crown colony.
- April 1 » The Royal New Zealand Air Force is formed as an independent service.
- April 26 » Spanish Civil War: Guernica, Spain, is bombed by German Luftwaffe.
- July 22 » New Deal: The United States Senate votes down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court of the United States.
- August 2 » The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, the effect of which is to render marijuana and all its by-products illegal.
- October 2 » Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of Haitians living in the northwestern region of the Dominican Republic.
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