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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.
      • January 23 » Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Rorke's Drift ends.
      • February 15 » Women's rights: US President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.
      • March 23 » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Topáter, the first battle of the war is fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia and Peru.
      • August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
      • October 8 » War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos.
      • 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).

    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 18 » World War II: British troops launch a general counter-offensive against Italian East Africa.
      • April 16 » World War II: The Nazi-affiliated Ustaše is put in charge of the Independent State of Croatia by the Axis powers after Operation 25 is effected.
      • May 31 » Anglo-Iraqi War: The United Kingdom completes the re-occupation of Iraq and returns 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II.
      • December 8 » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares December 7 to be "a date which will live in infamy", after which the U.S. declares war on Japan.
      • December 12 » World War II: Fifty-four Japanese A6M Zero fighters raid Batangas Field, Philippines. Jesús Villamor and four Filipino fighter pilots fend them off; César Basa is killed.
      • December 23 » World War II: After 15 days of fighting, the Imperial Japanese Army occupies Wake Island.

    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.
      • March 18 » The Hawaii Admission Act is signed into law.
      • 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 27 » The Continental League is announced as baseball's "3rd major league" in the United States.
      • August 11 » Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.
      • October 7 » The Soviet probe Luna 3 transmits the first-ever photographs of the far side of the Moon.
      • November 21 » American disc jockey Alan Freed, who had popularized the term "rock and roll" and music of that style, is fired from WABC-AM radio over allegations he had participated in the payola scandal.
    

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