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Personal data Willem Moerkerk
- He was born on August 18, 1888 in Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland.
- Occupations:
- typograaf.
- starting 1910 boekdrukker.
- Resident starting September 21, 1953: Almelo, Gemeente Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland.
- He died on January 18, 1957 in Almelo, Gemeente Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland, he was 68 years old.
- A child of Coenraad Moerkerk and Hendrika van Kampen
- This information was last updated on December 23, 2022.
Household of Willem Moerkerk
(1) He is married to Cornelia de Visser.
They got married on August 3, 1910 at Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 21 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Hendrika Moerkerk 1911-1912
The couple were divorced from October 11, 1929 at Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland.
(2) He is married to Carolina Johanna Donker.
They got married on October 30, 1935 at Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 47 years old.Source 2
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Historical events
Birthday August 18, 1888
- The temperature on August 18, 1888 was about 14.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 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 1888: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- April 6 » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
- May 12 » In Southeast Asia, the North Borneo Chartered Company's territories become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
- August 5 » Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008.
- September 4 » George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
- September 8 » In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.
- October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
Day of marriage October 30, 1935
- The temperature on October 30, 1935 was between 6.8 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1935: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
- January 7 » Benito Mussolini and French Foreign minister Pierre Laval sign the Franco-Italian Agreement.
- January 28 » Iceland becomes the first Western country to legalize therapeutic abortion.
- June 10 » Chaco War ends: A truce is called between Bolivia and Paraguay who had been fighting since 1932.
- June 11 » Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States at Alpine, New Jersey.
- August 31 » In an attempt to stay out of the growing tensions concerning Germany and Japan, the United States passes the first of its Neutrality Acts.
- October 19 » The League of Nations places economic sanctions on Italy for its invasion of Ethiopia.
Day of death January 18, 1957
- The temperature on January 18, 1957 was between -6.4 °C and 2.4 °C and averaged -1.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (51%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1957: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
- January 23 » American inventor Walter Frederick Morrison sells the rights to his flying disc to the Wham-O toy company, which later renames it the "Frisbee".
- April 24 » Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
- July 1 » The International Geophysical Year begins.
- July 6 » Althea Gibson wins the Wimbledon championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so.
- October 10 » U.S. President Eisenhower apologizes to Ghanaian finance minister Gbedemah after he is refused service in a Delaware restaurant.
- November 1 » The Mackinac Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages at the time, opens to traffic connecting Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas.
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