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Personal data Hendrik Leendert Tjerks 


Household of Hendrik Leendert Tjerks

(1) He is married to Jansje van Ewijk.

They got married on September 3, 1947 at Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 37 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)

The couple were divorced from February 24, 1951 at Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland.


(2) He is married to Johanna Jacoba Visser.

They got married on December 21, 1979 at Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 69 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Hendrik Leendert Tjerks

Hendrik Leendert Tjerks
1910-2002

(1) 1947

Jansje van Ewijk
1916-2001

(Not public)
(2) 1979

Johanna Jacoba Visser
1914-????


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Historical events

Birthday March 2, 1910

  • The temperature on March 2, 1910 was between -2.3 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 1910: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
    • June 19 » The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
    • June 25 » Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird is premiered in Paris, bringing him to prominence as a composer.
    • September 20 » The ocean liner SSFrance, later known as the "Versailles of the Atlantic", is launched.
    • September 26 » Indian journalist Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai is arrested after publishing criticism of the government of Travancore and is exiled.
    • October 1 » A large bomb destroys the Los Angeles Times building, killing 21.
    • November 10 » The date of Thomas A. Davis' opening of the San Diego Army and Navy Academy, although the official founding date is November 23, 1910.

Day of marriage December 21, 1979

  • The temperature on December 21, 1979 was between -3.1 °C and 1.1 °C and averaged -1.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (28%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1979: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.0 million citizens.
    • March 19 » The United States House of Representatives begins broadcasting its day-to-day business via the cable television network C-SPAN.
    • July 19 » The Sandinista rebels overthrow the government of the Somoza family in Nicaragua.
    • September 20 » A French-supported coup d'état in the Central African Empire overthrows Emperor Bokassa I.
    • October 27 » Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
    • November 15 » A package from Unabomber Ted Kaczynski begins smoking in the cargo hold of a flight from Chicago to Washington, D.C., forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.
    • December 23 » Soviet–Afghan War: Soviet Union forces occupy Kabul, the Afghan capital.

Day of death September 22, 2002

  • The temperature on September 22, 2002 was between 10.6 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (68%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2002: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.1 million citizens.
    • January 8 » President George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act.
    • March 1 » U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins in eastern Afghanistan.
    • May 1 » OpenOffice.org released version 1.0, the first stable version of the software.
    • June 11 » Antonio Meucci is acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress.
    • June 24 » The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history.
    • September 4 » The Oakland Athletics win their 20th consecutive game, an American League record.


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