Genealogy Bovenschen, Looijenga, Van Gelderen en Van Donk » Dirk Meurs (1865-1949)
Personal data Dirk Meurs
- He was born on July 18, 1865 in Opheusden.
- He died on August 22, 1949 in Kesteren, he was 84 years old.
- A child of Jan Meurs and Gerritje Verwoert
- This information was last updated on July 30, 2010.
Household of Dirk Meurs
Attention: Wife (Anna Maria Opperman) is also his cousin.
(1) He is married to Dirkje Adriana Scholtus.
They got married on May 18, 1893 at Kesteren, he was 27 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Geuske Meurs 1895-1902
- NN Meurs 1895
- Jansje Meurs 1896-1905
- Kaatje Catrina Meurs 1898-????
- Derk Meurs 1900-
- Teuntje Meurs 1901-
(2) He is married to Anna Maria Opperman.
They got married on July 6, 1906 at Kesteren, he was 40 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Christiaan Meurs 1906-1907
- Jan Meurs 1908-1908
- Jansje Meurs 1909-1988
- Gerrit Derk Marinus Meurs 1914-1914
- Dirk Jan Michiel Meurs ± 1920-1921
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This person also appears in the publication:
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- Stamboom Opperman Gelderland, one author has confirmed this is the same person
Historical events
Birthday July 18, 1865
- The temperature on July 18, 1865 was about 20.0 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- February 17 » American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina, is burned as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces.
- April 27 » The New York State Senate creates Cornell University as the state's land grant institution.
- May 10 » American Civil War: In Kentucky, Union soldiers ambush and mortally wound Confederate raider William Quantrill, who lingers until his death on June 6.
- July 7 » Four conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln are hanged.
- July 31 » The first narrow-gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Queensland, Australia.
- November 10 » Major Henry Wirz, the superintendent of a prison camp in Andersonville, Georgia, is hanged, becoming one of only three American Civil War soldiers executed for war crimes.
Day of marriage July 6, 1906
- The temperature on July 6, 1906 was between 11.2 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (65%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
- March 10 » The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.
- June 25 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.
- August 16 » The 8.2 Mw Valparaíso earthquake hits central Chile, killing 3,882 people.
- September 5 » The first legal forward pass in American football is thrown by Bradbury Robinson of St. Louis University to teammate Jack Schneider in a 22–0 victory over Carroll College (Wisconsin).
- September 13 » The Santos-Dumont 14-bis makes a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe.
- November 9 » Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal.
Day of death August 22, 1949
- The temperature on August 22, 1949 was between 11.5 °C and 28.8 °C and averaged 20.0 °C. There was 11.6 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
- In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
- January 26 » The Hale telescope at Palomar Observatory sees first light under the direction of Edwin Hubble, becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until BTA-6 is built in 1976).
- March 10 » Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is convicted of treason.
- April 4 » Cold War: Twelve nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
- May 12 » Cold War: The Soviet Union lifts its blockade of Berlin.
- May 23 » Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of Germany.
- August 22 » The Queen Charlotte earthquake is Canada's strongest since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake.
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- 1940 » Oliver Lodge, English physicist and academic (b. 1851)
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- 1946 » Döme Sztójay, Hungarian general and politician, 35th Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1883)
- 1950 » Kirk Bryan, American geologist and academic (b. 1888)
- 1951 » Jack Bickell, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1884)
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