Database Schaap » Dirk Metselaar (1879-1959)

Personal data Dirk Metselaar 


Household of Dirk Metselaar

(1) He is married to Geertje Ploeger.

They got married on February 16, 1902 at Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 22 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Nicolaas Metselaar  1904-1982 
  2. Dirk Metselaar  1909-1975


(2) He is married to Gerdina Schippers.

They got married on May 28, 1941, he was 61 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Dirk Metselaar

Aris Metselaar
1795-1870
Lijsbeth Koning
1802-????
Dirk Fraij
1804-1884
Mietje Klaver
1809-1882
Grietje Fraij
1846-????

Dirk Metselaar
1879-1959

(1) 1902

Geertje Ploeger
1872-1940

Nicolaas Metselaar
1904-1982
Dirk Metselaar
1909-1975
(2) 1941

Gerdina Schippers
1886-????


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    Historical events

    Birthday August 29, 1879

    • The temperature on August 29, 1879 was about 18.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 32 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. 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 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 Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • February 8 » Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
      • May 31 » Gilmore's Garden in New York City is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue.
      • September 18 » The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.
      • October 22 » Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (it lasts 13​⁄2 hours before burning out).
      • December 21 » World premiere of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark.
      • December 31 » Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

    Day of marriage May 28, 1941

    • The temperature on May 28, 1941 was between 9.5 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1941: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
      • January 21 » Sparked by the murder of a German officer in Bucharest, Romania the day before, members of the Iron Guard engaged in a rebellion and pogrom killing 125 Jews.
      • May 27 » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims an "unlimited national emergency".
      • June 3 » World War II: The Wehrmacht razes the Greek village of Kandanos to the ground and murders 180 of its inhabitants.
      • July 6 » The German army launches its offensive to encircle several Soviet armies near Smolensk.
      • September 5 » Whole territory of Estonia is occupied by Nazi Germany.
      • October 20 » World War II: Thousands of civilians in German-occupied Serbia are murdered in the Kragujevac massacre.

    Day of death October 2, 1959

    • The temperature on October 2, 1959 was between 4.6 °C and 25.7 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (77%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
      • May 4 » The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held.
      • May 19 » The North Vietnamese Army establishes Group 559, whose responsibility is to determine how to maintain supply lines to South Vietnam; the resulting route is the Ho Chi Minh trail.
      • July 1 » Specific values for the international yard, avoirdupois pound and derived units (e.g. inch, mile and ounce) are adopted after agreement between the US, the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries.
      • August 7 » Explorer program: Explorer 6 launches from the Atlantic Missile Range in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
      • October 2 » Rod Serling's anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS. The first episode is “Where Is Everybody?”
      • November 19 » The Ford Motor Company announces the discontinuation of the unpopular Edsel.
    

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