Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Roelof Kiers (1917-2001)
Personal data Roelof Kiers
- He was born on November 18, 1917 in Barger-Compascuum, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland.Source 1
- Resident: Barger-Compascuum.
- He died on July 29, 2001, he was 83 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Zwartemeer, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland.Source 3
- A child of Lammert Kiers and Stientje van der Wijk
- This information was last updated on March 14, 2023.
Household of Roelof Kiers
He had a relationship with Grietje de Klein.
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Sources
https://www.drentsarchief.nl/onderzoeken/genealogie/bladeren-door-bronnen/registers/ gezinskaart 1918-1936- https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/2252086/kiers
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Birthday November 18, 1917
- The temperature on November 18, 1917 was between 6.7 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 22 » World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- May 18 » World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
- July 27 » World War I: The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.
- July 28 » The Silent Parade took place in New York City, in protest to murders, lynchings, and other violence directed towards African Americans.
- September 26 » World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
Day of death July 29, 2001
- The temperature on July 29, 2001 was between 13.8 °C and 27.4 °C and averaged 20.7 °C. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (68%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 2001: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 16.0 million citizens.
- May 27 » Members of the Islamist separatist group Abu Sayyaf seize twenty hostages from an affluent island resort on Palawan in the Philippines; the hostage crisis would not be resolved until June 2002.
- August 6 » Erwadi fire incident, 28 mentally ill persons tied to a chain were burnt to death at a faith based institution at Erwadi, Tamil Nadu.
- September 9 » Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, is assassinated in Afghanistan by two al-Qaeda assassins who claimed to be Arab journalists wanting an interview.
- October 1 » Militants attack the state legislature building in Kashmir, killing 38.
- October 7 » The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan begins with an air assault and covert operations on the ground.
- November 23 » The Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary.
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The Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum publication was prepared by Pauline Berens BC.
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Pauline Berens BC, "Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/ofb-barger-compascuum/I59672.php : accessed January 24, 2026), "Roelof Kiers (1917-2001)".