Family tree De Kunder » Jan Meurs (1886-1970)
Personal data Jan Meurs
- He was born on February 11, 1886 in Rheden.
- Profession: leerlooier.
- He died on March 22, 1970 in 's-Gravenhage, he was 84 years old.
- A child of Dirk Meurs and Teunisje Bos
- This information was last updated on December 11, 2023.
Household of Jan Meurs
He is married to Johanna Maria Helena Baaij.
They got married on August 7, 1912 at 's-Gravenhage, he was 26 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday February 11, 1886
- The temperature on February 11, 1886 was about -2.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 18 » Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.
- March 29 » John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta.
- June 26 » Henri Moissan isolated elemental Fluorine for the first time.
- July 3 » The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
- October 28 » President Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.
- November 30 » The Folies Bergère stages its first revue.
Day of marriage August 7, 1912
- The temperature on August 7, 1912 was between 9.6 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
- February 14 » Arizona is admitted as the 48th and the last contiguous U.S. state.
- June 4 » Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.
- October 7 » The Helsinki Stock Exchange sees its first transaction.
- October 17 » Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War.
- November 2 » Bulgaria defeats the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Lule Burgas, the bloodiest battle of the First Balkan War, which opens her way to Constantinople.
- November 12 » The frozen bodies of Robert Scott and his men are found on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
Day of death March 22, 1970
- The temperature on March 22, 1970 was between 1.2 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (45%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1970: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.0 million citizens.
- January 15 » Nigerian Civil War: Biafran rebels surrender following an unsuccessful 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria.
- March 4 » French submarine Eurydice explodes underwater, resulting in the loss of the entire 57-man crew.
- March 31 » Explorer 1 re-enters the Earth's atmosphere after 12 years in orbit.
- July 21 » After 11 years of construction, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed.
- September 8 » Trans International Airlines Flight 863 crashes during takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, killing all 11 aboard.
- December 23 » The North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York, New York is topped out at 1,368 feet (417m), making it the tallest building in the world.
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Nico de Kunder, "Family tree De Kunder", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-de-kunder/I5296.php : accessed October 21, 2026), "Jan Meurs (1886-1970)".