Navorska tree » George Cornelius Riekena (1917-1998)
Personal data George Cornelius Riekena
- He was born on November 8, 1917 in fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten.
- He died on July 2, 1998 in Peoria, city and/or county, IL, he was 80 years old.
- A child of Harm Riekena and Elsie Talena Hammerich
- This information was last updated on February 4, 2013.
Household of George Cornelius Riekena
He is married to (Not public).
They got married on October 31, 1945 at Glasford, Peoria Co., IL, he was 27 years old.
George Cornelius Riekena oo Margie Marie Van Dettum
Marriage source: Witt, Joyce, "MCINTYRE/WITT," (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jokar2&id=I40, viii July MCMXCVIII)
"... George Cornelius RIEKENA Sex: M Change Date: 08 JUL 1998 Birth: 08 NOV 1917 Death: 02 JUL 1998 in Peoria, IL
Marriage 1 Margie Marie VAN DETTUM b: 10 FEB 1926 Married: 31 OCT 1945 in Glasford, IL ..." <>
Child(ren):
- Larry Lee Riekena 1946-2007
Notes about George Cornelius Riekena
George Cornelius Riekena
Source: Witt, Joyce, "MCINTYRE/WITT," (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jokar2&id=I40, viii July MCMXCVIII)
"... George Cornelius RIEKENA Sex: M Change Date: 08 JUL 1998 Birth: 08 NOV 1917 Death: 02 JUL 1998 in Peoria, IL
Marriage 1 Margie Marie VAN DETTUM b: 10 FEB 1926 Married: 31 OCT 1945 in Glasford, IL
Children
1. Larry Lee RIEKENA b: 22 MAY 1946"
Casey, Chris, "The Casey/Geltmaker Tree," (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2741662&id=I556723087, xxx Apr MMIII)
"... George Cornelius RIEKENA ... Sex: M Birth: 8 Nov 1917 Change Date: 30 Apr 2003
Father: Harm RIEKENA Mother: Elsie Talena HAMMERICH b: 15 Jun 1897
Marriage 1 Margie Marie VAN DETTUM b: 10 Feb 1926 Married: 31 Oct 1945
Children
1. Living [m] RIEKENA 2. Living [f] RIEKENA 3. Living [f] RIEKENA 4. Living [f] RIEKENA" <>
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Birthday November 8, 1917
- The temperature on November 8, 1917 was between 2.1 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 4 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 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.
- January 17 » The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- May 26 » Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon.
- August 18 » A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.
- October 15 » World War I: Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by France for espionage.
- November 5 » Tikhon is elected the Patriarch of Moscow and of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Day of marriage October 31, 1945
- The temperature on October 31, 1945 was between 2.5 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
- In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
- January 19 » World War II: Soviet forces liberate the Łódź Ghetto. Of more than 200,000 inhabitants in 1940, less than 900 had survived the Nazi occupation.
- February 4 » World War II: Santo Tomas Internment Camp is liberated from Japanese authority.
- April 13 » World War II: Soviet and Bulgarian forces capture Vienna.
- April 21 » World War II: Soviet forces south of Berlin at Zossen attack the German High Command headquarters.
- April 29 » The Italian commune of Fornovo di Taro is liberated from German forces by Brazilian forces.
- May 8 » The Halifax riot starts when thousands of civilians and servicemen rampage through Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Day of death July 2, 1998
- The temperature on July 2, 1998 was between 11.9 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
- April 6 » Travelers Group announces an agreement to undertake the $76billion merger between Travelers and Citicorp, and the merger is completed on October 8, of that year, forming Citibank.
- May 26 » The Supreme Court of the United States rules in New Jersey v. New York that Ellis Island, the historic gateway for millions of immigrants, is mainly in the state of New Jersey, not New York.
- May 30 » The 6.5 Mw Afghanistan earthquake shook the Takhar Province of northern Afghanistan with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), killing around 4,000–4,500.
- August 24 » First radio-frequency identification (RFID) human implantation tested in the United Kingdom.
- November 26 » The Khanna rail disaster takes 212 lives in Khanna, Ludhiana, India.
- December 11 » Thai Airways Flight 261 crashes near Surat Thani Airport, killing 101. The pilot flying the Airbus A310-200 is thought to have suffered spatial disorientation.
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