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Personal data Petrus Meesters 


Household of Petrus Meesters

He is married to Maria van der Ven.

They got married on May 10, 1911 at Nieuwkuijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 35 years old.Source 1

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Petrus Meesters

Joannes Meesters
1804-1856
Petronilla van den Udenhoudt
1804-1882
Joannes van de Ven
1791-1852
Maria van Ingen
1791-1865

Petrus Meesters
1876-1940

1911

Maria van der Ven
1882-1957


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Historical events

Birthday January 2, 1876

  • The temperature on January 2, 1876 was about 4.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 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)
  • 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 1876: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 15 » The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
    • April 20 » The April Uprising begins. Its suppression shocks European opinion, and Bulgarian independence becomes a condition for ending the Russo-Turkish War.
    • May 10 » The Centennial Exposition is opened in Philadelphia.
    • September 7 » In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens.
    • November 25 » American Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack the sleeping village of Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife at the headwaters of the Powder River.
    • December 29 » The Ashtabula River railroad disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.

Day of marriage May 10, 1911

  • The temperature on May 10, 1911 was between 10.5 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 3 » A gun battle in the East End of London left two dead and sparked a political row over the involvement of then-Home Secretary Winston Churchill.
    • February 18 » The first official flight with airmail takes place from Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (now India), when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 kilometres (6.2mi) away.
    • August 21 » The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, a Louvre employee.
    • September 1 » The armored cruiser Georgios Averof is commissioned into the Greek Navy. It now serves as a museum ship.
    • September 18 » Russian Premier Pyotr Stolypin is shot at the Kiev Opera House.
    • December 29 » Sun Yat-sen becomes the provisional President of the Republic of China; he formally takes office on January 1, 1912.

Day of death January 29, 1940

  • The temperature on January 29, 1940 was between -9.1 °C and -1.6 °C and averaged -5.6 °C. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
    • May 6 » John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
    • May 10 » World War II: Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain. On the same day, Germany invades France, Belgium and Luxembourg. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom occupies Iceland.
    • May 13 » Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees her country to Great Britain after the German invasion. Princess Juliana takes her children to Canada for their safety.
    • August 18 » World War II: The Hardest Day air battle, part of the Battle of Britain. At that point, the largest aerial engagement in history with heavy losses sustained on both sides.
    • September 9 » George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer.
    • October 15 » President Lluís Companys of Catalonia is executed by the Francoist government.


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