Genealogy Bovenschen, Looijenga, Van Gelderen en Van Donk » Bouwe Merkus (1919-1998)

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Household of Bouwe Merkus

He is married to Willemke van der Heide.

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Child(ren):

  1. Poppe Merkus  1954-2013

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Bouwe Merkus

Hielke Merkus
1853-1907
Nieske Boersma
1854-1929
Poppe Merkus
1891-1953

Bouwe Merkus
1919-1998


Willemke van der Heide
1923-2003

Poppe Merkus
1954-2013

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Birthday September 24, 1919

  • The temperature on September 24, 1919 was between 6.6 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 18 » Ignacy Jan Paderewski becomes Prime Minister of the newly independent Poland.
    • May 27 » The NC-4 aircraft arrives in Lisbon after completing the first transatlantic flight.
    • June 21 » Admiral Ludwig von Reuter scuttles the German fleet at Scapa Flow, Orkney. The nine sailors killed are the last casualties of World War I.
    • August 8 » The Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 is signed. It establishes peaceful relations between Afghanistan and the UK, and confirms the Durand line as the mutual border. In return, the UK is no longer obligated to subsidize the Afghan government.
    • September 11 » United States Marine Corps invades Honduras.
    • December 21 » American anarchist Emma Goldman is deported to Russia.

Day of death November 30, 1998

  • The temperature on November 30, 1998 was between -0.6 °C and 2.0 °C and averaged 0.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • 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 1998: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.7 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Following a currency reform, Russia begins to circulate new rubles to stem inflation and promote confidence.
    • January 4 » A massive ice storm hits eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, continuing through January 10 and causing widespread destruction.
    • June 3 » After suffering a mechanical failure, a high speed train derails at Eschede, Germany, killing 101 people.
    • June 5 » A strike begins at the General Motors parts factory in Flint, Michigan, that quickly spreads to five other assembly plants. The strike lasts seven weeks.
    • July 24 » Russell Eugene Weston Jr. bursts into the United States Capitol and opens fire killing two police officers. He is later ruled to be incompetent to stand trial.
    • October 29 » Hurricane Mitch, the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, makes landfall in Honduras.


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