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Personal data Elizabeth Purdie 


Household of Elizabeth Purdie

She is married to Luitje Dam.

They got married on September 18, 1918, she was 29 years old.

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Historical events

  • The temperature on September 11, 1889 was about 18.3 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 11 » Meiji Constitution of Japan is adopted.
    • March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
    • April 1 » The University of Northern Colorado was established, as the Colorado State Normal School.
    • June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
    • June 29 » Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships vote to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest United States city in area and second largest in population at the time.
    • November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.
  • The temperature on August 21, 1968 was between 11.9 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (37%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1968: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
    • February 24 » Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive is halted; South Vietnam recaptures Hué.
    • May 12 » Vietnam War: North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces attack Australian troops defending Fire Support Base Coral.
    • September 24 » First episode of 60 Minutes airs on television.
    • October 14 » The 6.5 Mw  Meckering earthquake shook the southwest portion of Western Australia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing $2.2 million in damage and leaving 20–28 people injured.
    • October 16 » Kingston, Jamaica is rocked by the Rodney riots, inspired by the barring of Walter Rodney from the country.
    • December 16 » Second Vatican Council: Official revocation of the Edict of Expulsion of Jews from Spain.


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Wicher Dam, "Dambomen, negen verschillende stambomen DAM", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dambomen/I22154.php : accessed January 5, 2026), "Elizabeth Purdie (1889-1968)".