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Personal data Martinus Merks 


Household of Martinus Merks

He is married to Petronella van den Heuvel.

They got married on June 26, 1905 at Best, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 30 years old.Source 1


Child(ren):

  1. Adrianus Merks  1906-1992
  2. Cornelis Merks  1907-1993
  3. Wilhelmina Merks  1908-1994 
  4. Egilius Merks  1910-1981 
  5. Josephus Merks  1913-1982
  6. Wilhelmus Merks  1914-1915
  7. Maria Merks  1916-1919
  8. Marinus Merks  1920-2011
  9. Wouterus Merks  1922-1975
  10. (Not public)

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Martinus Merks

Martinus Merks
1874-1960

1905

Petronella van den Heuvel
1881-1963

Adrianus Merks
1906-1992
Cornelis Merks
1907-1993
Wilhelmina Merks
1908-1994
Egilius Merks
1910-1981
Josephus Merks
1913-1982
Wilhelmus Merks
1914-1915
Maria Merks
1916-1919
Marinus Merks
1920-2011
Wouterus Merks
1922-1975
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Historical events

Birthday August 14, 1874

  • The temperature on August 14, 1874 was about 20.5 °C. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • July 8 » The Mounties begin their March West.
    • July 23 » Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa, India.
    • July 31 » Dr. Patrick Francis Healy became the first African-American inaugurated as president of a predominantly white university, Georgetown University.
    • November 7 » A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republican Party.
    • November 25 » The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.
    • December 29 » The military coup of Gen. Martinez Campos in Sagunto ends the failed First Spanish Republic and the monarchy is restored as Prince Alfonso is proclaimed King of Spain.

Day of marriage June 26, 1905

  • The temperature on June 26, 1905 was between 12.6 °C and 23.6 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (53%). 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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1905: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • May 27 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima begins.
    • May 28 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō and the Imperial Japanese Navy.
    • June 7 » Norway's parliament dissolves its union with Sweden. The vote was confirmed by a national plebiscite on August 13 of that year.
    • June 30 » Albert Einstein sends the article On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies, in which he introduces special relativity, for publication in Annalen der Physik.
    • September 5 » Russo-Japanese War: In New Hampshire, United States, the Treaty of Portsmouth, mediated by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, ends the war.
    • October 26 » King Oscar II recognizes the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden.

Day of death March 10, 1960

  • The temperature on March 10, 1960 was between 2.1 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 7.9 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 1960: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
    • May 1 » Formation of the western Indian states of Gujarat and Maharashtra; also known as "Maharashtra Day".
    • May 7 » Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers.
    • August 5 » Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France.
    • August 6 » Cuban Revolution: Cuba nationalizes American and foreign-owned property in the nation.
    • September 18 » Fidel Castro arrives in New York City as the head of the Cuban delegation to the United Nations.
    • December 1 » Paul McCartney and Pete Best are arrested (and later deported) from Hamburg, West Germany, after accusations of attempted arson.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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