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Personal data Hermanus Alphonsus Henricus Meijers
- He was born on December 5, 1874 in Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
- He died on March 2, 1940 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, he was 65 years old.
- A child of Adriaan Meijers and Maria Hoofs
- This information was last updated on December 21, 2014.
Household of Hermanus Alphonsus Henricus Meijers
He is married to Pitronella Cornelissen.
They got married on March 5, 1902 at Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, he was 27 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Maria Meijers 1902-
- Geertrui Johanna Meijers 1910-
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Historical events
Birthday December 5, 1874
- The temperature on December 5, 1874 was about 5.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 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)
- 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 1 » The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale.
- July 8 » The Mounties begin their March West.
- August 5 » Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
- October 9 » The Universal Postal Union is created by the Treaty of Bern.
- 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 March 5, 1902
- The temperature on March 5, 1902 was between -1.1 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 9.3 hours of sunshine (84%). 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 year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
- March 7 » Second Boer War: Boers, led by Koos de la Rey, inflict the biggest defeat upon the British since the beginning of the war, at Tweebosch.
- April 18 » The 7.5 Mw Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800–2,000.
- May 8 » In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
- May 31 » Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa.
- July 17 » Willis Carrier creates the first air conditioner in Buffalo, New York.
- December 10 » The opening of the reservoir of the Aswan Dam in Egypt.
Day of death March 2, 1940
- The temperature on March 2, 1940 was between -4.0 °C and 4.4 °C and averaged -0.6 °C. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (92%). 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 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.
- January 8 » World War II: Britain introduces food rationing.
- April 7 » Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp.
- May 28 » World War II: Norwegian, French, Polish and British forces recapture Narvik in Norway. This is the first allied infantry victory of the War.
- June 17 » World War II: The British Army's 11th Hussars assault and take Fort Capuzzo in Libya, Africa from Italian forces.
- November 11 » World War II: In the Battle of Taranto, the Royal Navy launches the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history.
- November 16 » The Holocaust: In occupied Poland, the Nazis close off the Warsaw Ghetto from the outside world.
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