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Personal data Catharina van der Merwe 


Household of Catharina van der Merwe

Waarschuwing Attention: Spouse (Albertus Daniel Keet) is 31 years older.

She is married to Albertus Daniel Keet.

They got married on December 15, 1939 at Lindley, Free State, South Africa, she was 20 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday January 2, 1919

  • The temperature on January 2, 1919 was between 2.4 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 7.4 mm of rain. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the 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 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 1919: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
    • January 15 » Great Molasses Flood: A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, Massachusetts, killing 21 and injuring 150.
    • September 11 » United States Marine Corps invades Honduras.
    • September 22 » The steel strike of 1919, led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begins in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States.
    • October 7 » KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.
    • November 7 » The first Palmer Raid is conducted on the second anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Over 10,000 suspected communists and anarchists are arrested in 23 U.S. cities.
    • December 23 » Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 becomes law in the United Kingdom.

Day of death September 2, 1986

  • The temperature on September 2, 1986 was between 12.7 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (17%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1986: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
    • February 28 » Olof Palme, 26th Prime Minister of Sweden, is assassinated in Stockholm.
    • March 3 » The Australia Act 1986 commences, causing Australia to become fully independent from the United Kingdom.
    • April 29 » Chernobyl disaster: American and European spy satellites capture the ruins of the 4th Reactor at the Chernobyl Power Plant.
    • October 19 » The president of Mozambique and a prominent leader of FRELIMO, along with 33 others, die when their aircraft crashes into the Lebombo Mountains.
    • November 2 » U.S. hostage David Jacobsen is released in Beirut after 17 months in captivity.
    • November 26 » Iran–Contra affair: U.S. President Ronald Reagan announces the members of what will become known as the Tower Commission.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1913 » Anna Lee, English-American actress († 2004)
  • 1917 » Vera Zorina, German-Norwegian actress and dancer († 2003)
  • 1918 » Willi Graf, German physician and activist († 1943)
  • 1919 » Beatrice Hicks, American engineer († 1979)
  • 1920 » Isaac Asimov, American writer and professor of biochemistry († 1992)
  • 1921 » Glen Harmon, Canadian ice hockey player († 2007)

Source: Wikipedia


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