Database Van Broekhoven » Petrus Joannes Vermeer (1898-1961)
Personal data Petrus Joannes Vermeer
- He was born on August 12, 1898 in Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
- He died on July 22, 1961 in Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 62 years old.
- A child of Cornelis Vermeer and Joanna Adriana Smulders
- This information was last updated on October 31, 2025.
Household of Petrus Joannes Vermeer
(1) He is married to Adriana Antonia Maria Dikmans.
They got married on August 17, 1921 at Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 23 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Cornelius Joannes Vermeer 1922-2009
- (Not public)
(2) He is married to Teresia Wilhelmina Maria Schelle.
They got married after 1955.Source 2
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Historical events
Birthday August 12, 1898
- The temperature on August 12, 1898 was about 26.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1898: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 23 » Émile Zola is imprisoned in France after writing J'Accuse…!, a letter accusing the French government of antisemitism and wrongfully imprisoning Captain Alfred Dreyfus.
- March 16 » In Melbourne the representatives of five colonies adopted a constitution, which would become the basis of the Commonwealth of Australia.
- April 20 » U.S. President William McKinley signed a joint resolution to Congress for declaration of war against Spain, beginning the Spanish–American War.
- June 21 » The United States captures Guam from Spain. The few warning shots fired by the U.S. naval vessels are misinterpreted as salutes by the Spanish garrison, which was unaware that the two nations were at war.
- August 29 » The Goodyear tire company is founded.
- November 5 » Negrese nationalists revolt against Spanish rule and establish the short-lived Republic of Negros.
Day of marriage August 17, 1921
- The temperature on August 17, 1921 was between 12.6 °C and 24.3 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
- March 1 » The Australian cricket team captained by Warwick Armstrong becomes the first team to complete a whitewash of The Ashes, something that would not be repeated for 86 years.
- July 11 » A truce in the Irish War of Independence comes into effect.
- July 11 » The Red Army captures Mongolia from the White Army and establishes the Mongolian People's Republic.
- September 11 » Nahalal, the first moshav in Palestine, is settled as part of a Zionist plan of creating a Jewish state, later to be Israel.
- September 21 » A storage silo in Oppau, Germany, explodes, killing 500–600 people.
- October 29 » The Harvard University football team loses to Centre College, ending a 25-game winning streak. This is considered one of the biggest upsets in college football.
Day of death July 22, 1961
- The temperature on July 22, 1961 was between 12.5 °C and 16.7 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (3%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 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 1961: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
- January 9 » British authorities announce they have uncovered the Soviet Portland Spy Ring in London.
- January 17 » Former Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba is murdered in circumstances suggesting the support and complicity of the governments of Belgium and the United States.
- March 14 » A USAF B-52 bomber crashes near near Yuba City, California whilst carrying nuclear weapons.
- April 16 » In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist–Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism.
- May 31 » In Moscow City Court, the Rokotov–Faibishenko show trial begins, despite the Khrushchev Thaw to reverse Stalinist elements in Soviet society.
- August 25 » President Jânio Quadros of Brazil resigns after just seven months in power, initiating a political crisis that culminates in a military coup in 1964.
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- 1899 » Ben Sealey, Trinidadian cricketer († 1963)
- 1902 » Mohammad Hatta, Indonesian politician, 1st Vice President of Indonesia († 1980)
- 1904 » Idel Jakobson, Latvian-Estonian NKVD officer († 1997)
- 1904 » Tamás Lossonczy, Hungarian painter († 2009)
- 1948 » Rūdolfs Jurciņš, Latvian basketball player (b. 1909)
- 1950 » William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canadian economist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1874)
- 1958 » Mikhail Zoshchenko, Ukrainian-Russian soldier and author (b. 1895)
- 1967 » Carl Sandburg, American poet and historian (b. 1878)
- 1968 » Giovannino Guareschi, Italian journalist and cartoonist (b. 1908)
- 1970 » George Johnston, Australian journalist and author (b. 1912)
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