Family tree De Kunder » Gerrit Meurs (1867-1944)
Personal data Gerrit Meurs
- He was born on September 6, 1867 in Wageningen.
Geboren 10:00 uur
- Profession: in the year 1890 leerlooier in Velp.
- He died on April 4, 1944 in Renkum, he was 76 years old.
- A child of Dirk Meurs and Teunisje Bos
- This information was last updated on October 30, 2025.
Household of Gerrit Meurs
He is married to Willemina Lubbers.
They got married on April 24, 1890 at Rheden, he was 22 years old.
Child(ren):
- Gerrit Meurs 1892-1918
- Hendrik Meurs 1893-1917
- Teunis Meurs 1898-> 1947
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Birthday September 6, 1867
- The temperature on September 6, 1867 was about 14.7 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- In the year 1867: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- March 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the first Reconstruction Act.
- March 29 » Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which establishes Canada on July 1.
- June 19 » Maximilian I of the Second Mexican Empire is executed by a firing squad in Querétaro, Querétaro.
- November 9 » Tokugawa shogunate hands power back to the Emperor of Japan, starting the Meiji Restoration.
- November 23 » The Manchester Martyrs are hanged in Manchester, England, for killing a police officer while freeing two Irish Republican Brotherhood members from custody.
- December 13 » A Fenian bomb explodes in Clerkenwell, London, killing six.
Day of marriage April 24, 1890
- The temperature on April 24, 1890 was about 10.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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.
- April 14 » The Pan-American Union is founded by the First International Conference of American States in Washington, D.C.
- July 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Antitrust Act.
- July 27 » Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later.
- October 11 » In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.
- November 4 » City and South London Railway: London's first deep-level tube railway opens between King William Street and Stockwell.
- December 29 » Wounded Knee Massacre on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, 300 Lakota are killed by the United States 7th Cavalry Regiment.
Day of death April 4, 1944
- The temperature on April 4, 1944 was between 8.8 °C and 12.9 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain during 4.6 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
- January 29 » In Bologna, Italy, the Anatomical theatre of the Archiginnasio is completely destroyed in an air-raid, during the Second World War.
- April 22 » World War II: Operation Persecution is initiated: Allied forces land in the Hollandia (currently known as Jayapura) area of New Guinea.
- August 2 » ASNOM: Birth of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, celebrated as Day of the Republic in North Macedonia.
- August 20 » World War II: One hundred sixty-eight captured allied airmen, including Phil Lamason, accused by the Gestapo of being "terror fliers", arrive at Buchenwald concentration camp.
- September 13 » World War II: Start of the Battle of Meligalas between the Greek Resistance forces of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) and the collaborationist security battalions.
- October 20 » World War II: The Soviet Army and Yugoslav Partisans liberate Belgrade.
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- 1861 » William Lane, English-Australian journalist, founded New Australia († 1917)
- 1863 » Jessie Willcox Smith, American illustrator († 1935)
- 1868 » Heinrich Häberlin, Swiss judge and politician, President of the Swiss National Council († 1947)
- 1869 » Felix Salten, Austrian-Swiss author and critic († 1945)
- 1869 » Walford Davies, English organist and composer († 1941)
- 1932 » Wilhelm Ostwald, Latvian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1853)
- 1933 » Elizabeth Bacon Custer, American author and educator (b. 1842)
- 1941 » Emine Nazikedâ Kadınefendi, the first wife and chief consort of Sultan Mehmed VI (b. 1866)
- 1944 » Morris H. Whitehouse, American architect (b. 1878)
- 1951 » George Albert Smith, American religious leader, 8th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1870)
- 1953 » Carol II of Romania (b. 1893)
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