The Egmond families of Groen, Stoker and Wijker and the Utrecht family of De Rijk » Pieter Wijker (1917-1940)

Personal data Pieter Wijker 

  • He was born on May 18, 1917 in Egmond aan Zee.Source 1
  • Profession: matroos GHV.
    raakt vermist bij de luchtaanval van het ss BRITSUM
  • He died on July 4, 1940 in Atlantische Oceaan, he was 23 years old.Source 1
    Oorzaak: oorlogshandeling
  • A child of Klaas Wijker and Jansje Prins
  • This information was last updated on April 26, 2023.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Pieter Wijker

Engel Wijker
1843-1927
Grietje Zwart
1844-1920
Willem Prins
1851-1934
Gerritje Zwart
1851-1920
Klaas Wijker
1873-1949
Jansje Prins
1875-1956

Pieter Wijker
1917-1940


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    1. RAA-BS | Egmond aan Zee | overl.akte 1950/28

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    Birthday May 18, 1917

    • The temperature on May 18, 1917 was between 11.5 °C and 25.2 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 6.9 mm of rain. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (30%). 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 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.
      • February 3 » First World War: The American entry into World War I begins when diplomatic relations with Germany are severed due to its unrestricted submarine warfare.
      • March 8 » International Women's Day protests in St. Petersburg mark the beginning of the February Revolution (February 23rd in the Julian calendar).
      • August 18 » A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.
      • August 28 » Ten Suffragettes are arrested while picketing the White House.
      • October 13 » The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Portugal.
      • October 31 » World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".

    Day of death July 4, 1940

    • The temperature on July 4, 1940 was between 11.6 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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.
      • April 14 » World War II: Royal Marines land in Namsos, Norway in preparation for a larger force to arrive two days later.
      • May 7 » World War II: The Norway Debate in the British House of Commons begins, and leads to the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with Winston Churchill three days later.
      • May 26 » World War II: Operation Dynamo: In northern France, Allied forces begin a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France.
      • July 2 » The SS Arandora Star is sunk by U-47 in the North Atlantic with the loss of over 800 lives, mostly civilians.
      • August 6 » Estonia is illegally annexed by the Soviet Union.
      • November 20 » World War II: Hungary becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.

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