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Ancestors (and descendant) of Arnoldus Josephus van der Meijs

Martinus van der Meijs
1855-1939
Magdalena van Adrichem
1857-1899
Adelbertus Jacobus van Leeuwen
1852-1907
Johanna Stolk
1855-1930

Arnoldus Josephus van der Meijs
1921-1951


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Historical events

Birthday November 16, 1921

  • The temperature on November 16, 1921 was between -2.1 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
    • February 21 » Rezā Shāh takes control of Tehran during a successful coup.
    • March 19 » Irish War of Independence: One of the biggest engagements of the war takes place at Crossbarry, County Cork. About 100 Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteers escape an attempt by over 1,300 British forces to encircle them.
    • March 24 » The 1921 Women's Olympiad begins in Monte Carlo, first international women's sports event.
    • April 2 » The Autonomous Government of Khorasan, a military government encompassing the modern state of Iran, is established.
    • May 3 » The Government of Ireland Act 1920 is passed, dividing Ireland into Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
    • August 23 » British airship R-38 experiences structural failure over Hull in England and crashes in the Humber Estuary. Of her 49 British and American training crew, only four survive.

Day of death May 31, 1951

  • The temperature on May 31, 1951 was between 5.7 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 15.1 hours of sunshine (92%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1951: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
    • January 27 » Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site begins with Operation Ranger.
    • March 6 » Cold War: The trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg begins.
    • March 28 » First Indochina War: In the Battle of Mạo Khê, French Union forces, led by World War II hero Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, inflict a defeat on Việt Minh forces commanded by General Võ Nguyên Giáp.
    • April 29 » Tibetan delegates to the Central People's Government arrive in Beijing and draft a Seventeen Point Agreement for Chinese sovereignty and Tibetan autonomy.
    • May 13 » The 400th anniversary of the founding of the National University of San Marcos is commemorated by the opening of the first large-capacity stadium in Peru.
    • September 1 » The United States, Australia and New Zealand sign a mutual defense pact, called the ANZUS Treaty.


Same birth/death day

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  • 1922 » Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist, physicist, and engineer († 2015)
  • 1922 » José Saramago, Portuguese novelist († 2010)
  • 1924 » Mel Patton, American sprinter and coach († 2014)
  • 1924 » Sam Farber, American businessman († 2013)

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