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Personal data Derk Jan Eekhuis 

  • He was born on November 2, 1878 in Voorst, Gelderland, Nederland.
  • He died on June 22, 1962 in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, he was 83 years old.
  • This information was last updated on December 16, 2023.

Household of Derk Jan Eekhuis

(1) He is married to Derkje Hendrika Pohlman.

They got married on August 16, 1899 at Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, he was 20 years old.Source 1


Child(ren):


The couple were divorced from October 2, 1924 at Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland.Source 1


(2) He is married to Hendrika Wilhelmina Mentink.

They got married on April 29, 1925 at Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, he was 46 years old.Source 1

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Derk Jan Eekhuis

Derk Jan Eekhuis
1878-1962

(1) 1899

Derkje Hendrika Pohlman
1874-1959

Dirk Franciscus Eekhuis
1900-
Berendina Catharina Eekhuis
1903-
(2) 1925

Hendrika Wilhelmina Mentink
1887-????


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Historical events

Birthday November 2, 1878

  • The temperature on November 2, 1878 was about 4.4 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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 year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 3 » The Russo-Turkish War ends with Bulgaria regaining its independence from the Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano.
    • March 24 » The British frigate HMSEurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
    • May 14 » The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.
    • May 25 » Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
    • July 1 » Canada joins the Universal Postal Union.
    • November 17 » First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli blocked the aggressor, receiving an injury in a leg.

Day of marriage April 29, 1925

  • The temperature on April 29, 1925 was between 3.9 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
    • March 21 » Syngman Rhee is removed from office after being impeached as the President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.
    • April 10 » The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
    • July 10 » Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins of John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.
    • August 5 » Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out.
    • August 9 » A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India.
    • September 17 » Frida Kahlo suffers near-fatal injuries in a bus accident in Mexico, causing her to abandon her medical studies and take up art.

Day of death June 22, 1962

  • The temperature on June 22, 1962 was between 13.0 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (17%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 1962: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
    • March 2 » In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup d'état.
    • July 23 » Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
    • August 7 » Canadian-born American pharmacologist Frances Oldham Kelsey awarded the U.S. President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service for her refusal to authorize thalidomide.
    • October 12 » The Columbus Day Storm strikes the U.S. Pacific Northwest with record wind velocities; 46 dead and at least U.S. $230 million in damages.
    • December 9 » The Petrified Forest National Park is established in Arizona.
    • December 14 » NASA's Mariner 2 becomes the first spacecraft to fly by Venus.


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