Family tree De Kunder » Gertrudis Elisabeth Rijks (1890-1938)
Personal data Gertrudis Elisabeth Rijks
- She was born on November 19, 1890 in Heythuysen.
- She died on April 6, 1938 in Heerlen, she was 47 years old.
- A child of Pieter Rieks and Joanna Margaretha Niessen
- This information was last updated on March 18, 2025.
Household of Gertrudis Elisabeth Rijks
She is married to Jacobus Hubertus Wijers.
They got married about 1910.
RFN 645
Child(ren):
- Joseph Hubertus Wijers 1912-1940
- Margaretha Johanna Wijers 1914-1995
Notes about Gertrudis Elisabeth Rijks
Ouders: Peter Rijks & Joanna Margareta Niessen
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Historical events
Birthday November 19, 1890
- The temperature on November 19, 1890 was about 10.7 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 1 » Eritrea is consolidated into a colony by the Italian government.
- March 20 » Prime Minister of the German Empire Otto von Bismarck is dismissed by Emperor Wilhelm II.
- June 1 » The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
- July 1 » Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable.
- August 6 » At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair.
- December 15 » Hunkpapa Lakota leader Sitting Bull is killed on Standing Rock Indian Reservation, leading to the Wounded Knee Massacre.
Day of death April 6, 1938
- The temperature on April 6, 1938 was between 7.7 °C and 12.9 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
- May 26 » In the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session.
- July 3 » United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.
- August 18 » The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York, United States with Ontario, Canada over the Saint Lawrence River, is dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- August 20 » Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam, a record that stood for 75 years until it was broken by Alex Rodriguez.
- October 14 » The first flight of the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter plane.
- November 1 » Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing.
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- 1892 » Huw T. Edwards, Welsh poet and politician († 1970)
- 1892 » Thomas Clay, English footballer and coach († 1949)
- 1893 » René Voisin, French trumpet player († 1952)
- 1923 » Kabalega, King of Bunyoro (b.1853)
- 1927 » Florence Earle Coates, American poet (b. 1850)
- 1935 » Edwin Arlington Robinson, American poet and playwright (b. 1869)
- 1944 » Rose O'Neill, American cartoonist, illustrator, artist, and writer (b. 1874)
- 1947 » Herbert Backe, German agronomist and politician (b. 1896)
- 1950 » Louis Wilkins, American pole vaulter (b. 1882)
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