Kramer Family Tree » Dirk (Durk) van der Meer (1914-2000)
Personal data Dirk (Durk) van der Meer
- He was born on May 3, 1914 in Opeinde.
- He died on September 29, 2000 in Drachten, he was 86 years old.
- He is buried in Rottevalle Kerk.
- A child of Molle van der Meer and Wietsche Wietske
Household of Dirk (Durk) van der Meer
He is married to Hendrika (Rike).
They got married in the year 1939, he was 24 years old.
Child(ren):
- Wietze van der Meer 1952-2022
Timeline Dirk (Durk) van der Meer
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Historical events
Birthday May 3, 1914
- The temperature on May 3, 1914 was between 0.3 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 12.0 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
- August 14 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Lorraine, an unsuccessful French offensive designed to recover the lost province of Moselle from Germany.
- August 25 » World War I: Japan declares war on Austria-Hungary.
- August 26 » World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrenders to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign.
- August 30 » World War I: Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg.
- October 5 » World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire.
- December 16 » World War I: Admiral Franz von Hipper commands a raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby.
Day of death September 29, 2000
- The temperature on September 29, 2000 was between 14.5 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (6%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 2000: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 15.9 million citizens.
- January 30 » Kenya Airways Flight 431 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Ivory Coast, killing 169.
- May 7 » Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia.
- June 26 » The Human Genome Project announces the completion of a "rough draft" sequence.
- August 12 » The Russian Navy submarine Kursk explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise, killing her entire 118-man crew.
- September 15 » The Summer Olympics, officially known as the games of the XXVII Olympiad, are opened in Sydney, Australia.
- November 1 » The Republic of Serbia and Montenegro joins the United Nations.
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Louis Kramer, "Kramer Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kramer_stamboom/I586545.php : accessed March 11, 2026), "Dirk (Durk) van der Meer (1914-2000)".
Louis Kramer, "Kramer Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kramer_stamboom/I586545.php : accessed March 11, 2026), "Dirk (Durk) van der Meer (1914-2000)".