Genealogy Harssema » Grace MEDENDORP (1883-1961)

Personal data Grace MEDENDORP 


Household of Grace MEDENDORP

She is married to Bareld Thomas (Bert) de VRIES.

They got married on October 14, 1909 at Danforth Iroquois County Illinois U.S.A, she was 26 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Thomas de VRIES  1916-1969
  2. (Not public)
  3. Frank de VRIES  1920-1975

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Historical events

Birthday February 8, 1883

  • The temperature on February 8, 1883 was about 1.3 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 28 » Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
    • June 16 » The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England, kills 183 children.
    • October 4 » First run of the Orient Express.
    • October 20 » Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.
    • November 30 » The style of western calendar, Common Era is conveyed to Joseon (Early-Modern Korean kingdom]].
    • December 21 » The Royal Canadian Dragoons and The Royal Canadian Regiment, the first Permanent Force cavalry and infantry regiments of the Canadian Army, are formed.

Day of marriage October 14, 1909

  • The temperature on October 14, 1909 was between 8.2 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 7.0 mm of rain. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
    • April 9 » The U.S. Congress passes the Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act.
    • July 16 » Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar is forced out as Shah of Persia and is replaced by his son Ahmad Shah Qajar.
    • August 28 » A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms.
    • November 18 » Two United States warships are sent to Nicaragua after 500 revolutionaries (including two Americans) are executed by order of José Santos Zelaya.
    • December 4 » The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.
    • December 10 » Selma Lagerlöf becomes the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Day of death June 12, 1961

  • The temperature on June 12, 1961 was between 10.8 °C and 16.7 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 6.7 mm of rain during 4.7 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (8%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1961: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
    • January 17 » Former Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba is murdered in circumstances suggesting the support and complicity of the governments of Belgium and the United States.
    • February 16 » Explorer program: Explorer 9 (S-56a) is launched.
    • April 11 » The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem.
    • May 31 » In Moscow City Court, the Rokotov–Faibishenko show trial begins, despite the Khrushchev Thaw to reverse Stalinist elements in Soviet society.
    • September 11 » Hurricane Carla strikes the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state.
    • September 12 » The African and Malagasy Union is founded.


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About the surname MEDENDORP


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