Rutten Vlaanderen Meems Huizing » Jan Meems (1901-1986)

Personal data Jan Meems 

  • He was born on February 25, 1901 in Mussel Onstwedde (Stadskanaal) Groningen Nederland.
  • Profession: in the year 1924 Landbouwer.
  • He died on June 26, 1986 in Zuidlaren Tynaarlo Drenthe Nederland, he was 85 years old.
  • He is buried in Zuidlaren Tynaarlo Drenthe Nederland.
  • A child of Lambertus Meems and Elisabeth Smith

Household of Jan Meems

He is married to Willemtje Wever.

They got married on March 28, 1924 at Onstwedde (Stadskanaal) Groningen Nederland, he was 23 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Alke Meems  1924-2004 
  2. (Not public)
  3. Henderika Meems  1929-2009 
  4. (Not public)
  5. Weija Meems  1933-2019 
  6. (Not public)
  7. (Not public)

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Birthday February 25, 1901

  • The temperature on February 25, 1901 was between 2.6 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • January 1 » The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton is appointed the first Prime Minister.
    • February 20 » The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
    • July 24 » O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
    • August 14 » The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
    • September 7 » The Boxer Rebellion in Qing dynasty (modern-day China) officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol.
    • October 12 » President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House.

Day of marriage March 28, 1924

  • The temperature on March 28, 1924 was between 0.5 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
    • February 12 » George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue received its premiere in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music", in Aeolian Hall, New York, by Paul Whiteman and his band, with Gershwin playing the piano.
    • May 8 » The Klaipėda Convention is signed formally incorporating Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory) into Lithuania.
    • July 24 » Themistoklis Sofoulis becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
    • November 27 » In New York City, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.
    • December 19 » German serial killer Fritz Haarmann is sentenced to death for a series of murders.
    • December 20 » Adolf Hitler is released from Landsberg Prison.

Day of death June 26, 1986

  • The temperature on June 26, 1986 was between 13.2 °C and 27.3 °C and averaged 21.0 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (66%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1986: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
    • March 24 » The Loscoe gas explosion leads to new UK laws on landfill gas migration and gas protection on landfill sites.
    • August 6 » A low-pressure system that redeveloped off the New South Wales coast dumps a record 328 millimeters (13inches) of rain in a day on Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
    • October 11 » Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Iceland to continue discussions about scaling back IRBM arsenals in Europe.
    • November 3 » The Compact of Free Association becomes law, granting the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands independence from the United States.
    • November 5 » USSRentz, USSReeves and USSOldendorf visit Qingdao (Tsing Tao) China – the first US Naval visit to China since 1949.
    • November 25 » The King Fahd Causeway is officially opened in the Persian Gulf.


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