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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.
    • January 16 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Battle of Philippopolis: Captain Aleksandr Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.
    • March 15 » Restoration of the Scottish Catholic hierarchy, broken off back in 1603.
    • May 25 » Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
    • July 13 » Treaty of Berlin: The European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman Empire.
    • September 1 » Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company.
    • 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.
    • February 28 » The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America.
    • March 21 » The Butler Act prohibits the teaching of human evolution in Tennessee.
    • April 10 » The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
    • May 14 » Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway is published.
    • July 21 » Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching human evolution in class and fined $100.
    • December 11 » Roman Catholic papal encyclical Quas primas introduces the Feast of Christ the King.

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.
    • January 1 » Western Samoa achieves independence from New Zealand; its name is changed to the Independent State of Western Samoa.
    • September 30 » James Meredith enters the University of Mississippi, defying racial segregation rules.
    • October 8 » Der Spiegel publishes an article disclosing the sorry state of the Bundeswehr, and is soon accused of treason.
    • November 11 » Kuwait's National Assembly ratifies the Constitution of Kuwait.
    • November 20 » Cuban Missile Crisis ends: In response to the Soviet Union agreeing to remove its missiles from Cuba, U.S. President John F. Kennedy ends the quarantine of the Caribbean nation.
    • December 8 » Workers at four New York City newspapers (this later increases to nine) go on strike for 114 days.


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