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Ancestors (and descendant) of Johannes Berkers

Johannes Berkers
1856-1927
Wilhelmina van de Beek
1848-1930
Johannes van Houts
1859-1941
Petronella Driessen
1861-1941

Johannes Berkers
1917-1940


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Historical events

Birthday December 18, 1917

  • The temperature on December 18, 1917 was between -6.0 °C and 1.0 °C and averaged -2.4 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (88%). 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 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
    • January 9 » World War I: The Battle of Rafa is fought near the Egyptian border with Palestine.
    • January 22 » World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
    • May 26 » Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon.
    • July 28 » The Silent Parade took place in New York City, in protest to murders, lynchings, and other violence directed towards African Americans.
    • September 26 » World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
    • November 28 » The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia.

Day of death May 19, 1940

  • The temperature on May 19, 1940 was between 5.8 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 14.4 hours of sunshine (91%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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.
    • February 28 » Basketball is televised for the first time (Fordham University vs. the University of Pittsburgh in Madison Square Garden).
    • March 5 » Six high-ranking members of Soviet politburo, including Joseph Stalin, sign an order for the execution of 25,700 Polish intelligentsia, including 14,700 Polish POWs, in what will become known as the Katyn massacre.
    • May 17 » World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium.
    • May 25 » World War II: The German 2nd Panzer Division captures the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer; the surrender of the last French and British troops marks the end of the Battle of Boulogne.
    • May 27 » World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 99 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to German troops; two survive.
    • November 9 » Warsaw is awarded the Virtuti Militari.


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