Parentage of Evert Meilink » Willem Waaijenberg (1917-1999)
Personal data Willem Waaijenberg
- Alternative name: Wim
- He was born on February 12, 1917 in Nijkerk.
- He died on February 28, 1999 in Amersfoort, he was 82 years old.
- A child of Jacob Waaijenberg and Elbertha Hogebrug
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Birthday February 12, 1917
- The temperature on February 12, 1917 was between -0.5 °C and 2.8 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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.
- May 21 » The Imperial War Graves Commission is established through royal charter to mark, record, and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of the British Empire's military forces.
- June 7 » World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops.
- June 23 » In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
- June 28 » World War I: Greece joins the Allied powers.
- August 18 » A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.
- October 4 » World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
Day of death February 28, 1999
- The temperature on February 28, 1999 was between 3.6 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (57%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1999: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 15.8 million citizens.
- March 20 » Legoland California, the first Legoland outside of Europe, opens in Carlsbad, California, US.
- April 5 » Two Libyans suspected of bringing down Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 are handed over for eventual trial in the Netherlands.
- August 7 » The Chechnya-based Islamic International Brigade invades neighboring Dagestan.
- November 11 » The House of Lords Act is given Royal Assent, restricting membership of the British House of Lords by virtue of a hereditary peerage.
- November 18 » At Texas A&M University, the Aggie Bonfire collapses killing 12 students and injuring 27 others.
- November 30 » Exxon and Mobil sign a US$73.7 billion agreement to merge, thus creating ExxonMobil, the world's largest company.
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The Parentage of Evert Meilink publication was prepared by Tijs van den Brink.
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Tijs van den Brink, "Parentage of Evert Meilink", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/evert-meilink/I34883.php : accessed February 7, 2026), "Willem Waaijenberg (1917-1999)".