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Personal data Cornelis van Meel 


Household of Cornelis van Meel

He is married to Anna Cornelia Sitters.

They got married on May 31, 1889 at Standdaarbuiten, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 27 years old.Source 1


Child(ren):

  3. Catharina van Meel  1893-1956
  4. Gerardus van Meel  1895-1985
  6. Anna Maria van Meel  1899-1967
  9. Wilhelmus van Meel  1904-1926
  10. Marinus van Meel  1905-1985

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Sources

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Historical events

Birthday August 25, 1861

  • The temperature on August 25, 1861 was about 13.8 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
  • In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 9 » Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union before the outbreak of the American Civil War.
    • January 29 » Kansas is admitted as the 34th U.S. state.
    • March 20 » An earthquake destroys Mendoza, Argentina.
    • May 13 » American Civil War: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom issues a "proclamation of neutrality" which recognizes the Confederacy as having belligerent rights.
    • May 13 » The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales, Australia.
    • September 6 » American Civil War: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant bloodlessly capture Paducah, Kentucky, giving the Union control of the Tennessee River's mouth.

Day of marriage May 31, 1889

  • The temperature on May 31, 1889 was about 15.8 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 8 » Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator.
    • February 22 » President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
    • March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
    • April 22 » At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
    • May 11 » An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor.
    • November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.

Day of death March 14, 1950

  • The temperature on March 14, 1950 was between 0.1 °C and 5.3 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
    • February 8 » Cold War: The Stasi, the secret police of East Germany, is established.
    • March 7 » Cold War: The Soviet Union issues a statement denying that Klaus Fuchs served as a Soviet spy.
    • June 25 » The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.
    • July 11 » Pakistan joins the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank.
    • August 18 » Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium is assassinated by far-right elements.
    • November 25 » The Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950 impacts 22 American states, killing 353 people, injuring over 160, and causing US$66.7 million in damages (1950 dollars).


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