West-Europese adel » Willem Frederik Adolf Herman Victor "Victor" Prins van Wied (1877-1946)

Personal data Willem Frederik Adolf Herman Victor "Victor" Prins van Wied 


Household of Willem Frederik Adolf Herman Victor "Victor" Prins van Wied

He is married to Gisela Clementine Christophora Carola van Solms-Wildenfels.

They got married on June 6, 1912 at Slot Wildenfels, Saksen, he was 34 years old.


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Historical events

Birthday December 7, 1877

  • The temperature on December 7, 1877 was about 4.5 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom is proclaimed Empress of India.
    • January 20 » The last day of the Constantinople Conference results in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
    • July 9 » The inaugural Wimbledon Championships begins.
    • September 5 » American Indian Wars: Oglala Sioux chief Crazy Horse is bayoneted by a United States soldier after resisting confinement in a guardhouse at Fort Robinson in Nebraska.
    • October 5 » The Nez Perce War in the northwestern United States comes to an end.
    • December 10 » Russo-Turkish War: The Russian Army captures Plevna after a 5-month siege. The garrison of 25,000 surviving Turks surrenders. The Russian victory is decisive for the outcome of the war and the Liberation of Bulgaria.

Day of marriage June 6, 1912

  • The temperature on June 6, 1912 was between 10.3 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • February 25 » Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
    • August 6 » The Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum.
    • October 11 » First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.
    • October 19 » Italo-Turkish War: Italy takes possession of what is now Libya from the Ottoman Empire.
    • October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kirk Kilisse concludes with a Bulgarian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
    • December 16 » First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli.

Day of death March 1, 1946

  • The temperature on March 1, 1946 was between -1.2 °C and -0.6 °C and averaged -0.9 °C. There was 8.6 mm of rain during 11.1 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
    • July 4 » The Kielce pogrom against Jewish Holocaust survivors in Poland.
    • August 7 » The government of the Soviet Union presented a note to its Turkish counterparts which refuted the latter's sovereignty over the Turkish Straits, thus beginning the Turkish Straits crisis.
    • August 16 » Mass riots in Kolkata begin; more than 4,000 people would be killed in 72 hours.
    • September 19 » The Council of Europe is founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich.
    • December 9 » The Constituent Assembly of India meets for the first time to write the Constitution of India.
    • December 19 » Start of the First Indochina War.


Same birth/death day

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  • 1878 » Akiko Yosano, Japanese author, poet, pioneering feminist, pacifist, and social reformer († 1942)
  • 1879 » Rudolf Friml, Czech-American pianist, composer, and academic († 1972)
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  • 1885 » Mason Phelps, American golfer († 1945)

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