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Ancestors (and descendant) of Wilhelmus Merks

Wilhelmus Merks
1845-1925
Cornelia Essens
1846-1906
Egidius van den Heuvel
1849-1921
Adriana van Houtum
1850-1886

Wilhelmus Merks
1914-1915


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Historical events

Birthday December 3, 1914

  • The temperature on December 3, 1914 was between 5.1 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • August 2 » The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins.
    • August 4 » In response to the German invasion of Belgium, Belgium and the British Empire declare war on Germany. The United States declares its neutrality.
    • August 5 » In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
    • August 20 » World War I: Brussels is captured during the German invasion of Belgium.
    • August 23 » World War I: Japan declares war on Germany.
    • November 16 » The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.

Day of death February 4, 1915

  • The temperature on February 4, 1915 was between 1.6 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1915: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
    • January 19 » Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising.
    • March 26 » The Vancouver Millionaires win the 1915 Stanley Cup Finals, the first championship played between the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the National Hockey Association.
    • July 5 » The Liberty Bell leaves Philadelphia by special train on its way to the Panama–Pacific International Exposition. This is the last trip outside Philadelphia that the custodians of the bell intend to permit.
    • July 24 » The passenger ship SSEastland capsizes while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. A total of 844 passengers and crew are killed in the largest loss of life disaster from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes.
    • October 13 » First World War: The Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos.
    • October 14 » World War I: Bulgaria joins the Central Powers.


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