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Henrik Sillem

Henrik Sillem, Dutch target shooter, mountaineer, and jurist (died 1907)

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Born
August 12, 1866
Died
July 13, 1907
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1866

About Henrik Sillem

Hendrik "Henrik" Sillem was a Dutch jurist, mountaineer and sport shooter. In March 1906, Henrik Sillem made the first ascent of the West Ridge of Mount Cook in New Zealand with guide Peter Graham. Together with his friend Solko van den Bergh and the Frenchman François Monod, Sillem initiated the first 'international shooting matches' (world championships in shooting) in 1897 in Lyon. Sillem competed with the Dutch pistol team and won a bronze medal.

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Henrik Sillem timeline

  1. Together with his friend Solko van den Bergh and the Frenchman François Monod, Sillem initiated the first 'international shooting matches' (world championships in shooting) in 1897 in Lyon.
  2. In March 1906, Henrik Sillem made the first ascent of the West Ridge of Mount Cook in New Zealand with guide Peter Graham.

The world when Henrik Sillem was born

Henrik Sillem was born in 1866. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1866

  • Best-selling bookCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineReconstruction era begins in the South
  • Technology milestoneTransatlantic telegraph cable successfully laid
  • World population~1.46B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAndrew Johnson
  • U.S. population34.0M

1866 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Henrik Sillem's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18662026
Population34.0M341 million

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