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Personal data Willem Meindert van Eijk
- He was born on April 27, 1904 in Maarssen, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- He died on January 9, 1948 in De Bilt, Gemeente De Bilt, Utrecht, Nederland, he was 43 years old.
- He is buried in Bilthoven, Gemeente De Bilt, Utrecht, Nederland.Source 1
- A child of Teunis van Eijk and Cornelia van de Lagemaat
- This information was last updated on October 5, 2017.
Household of Willem Meindert van Eijk
He is married to Petronella van Vredendaal.
They got married on September 27, 1929 at Maarssen, Utrecht, Netherlands, he was 25 years old.Source 2
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Historical events
Birthday April 27, 1904
- The temperature on April 27, 1904 was between 2.8 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (26%). 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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
- February 7 » A fire begins in Baltimore, Maryland; it destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.
- February 22 » The United Kingdom sells a meteorological station on the South Orkney Islands to Argentina; the islands are subsequently claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908.
- May 15 » Russo-Japanese War: The Russian minelayer Amur lays a minefield about 15 miles off Port Arthur and sinks Japan's battleships Hatsuse, 15,000 tons, with 496 crew and Yashima.
- June 15 » A fire aboard the steamboat SSGeneral Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000.
- July 31 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Hsimucheng: Units of the Imperial Japanese Army defeat units of the Imperial Russian Army in a strategic confrontation.
- October 4 » The IFK Göteborg football club is founded in Sweden.
Day of marriage September 27, 1929
- The temperature on September 27, 1929 was between 4.4 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1929: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
- January 6 » Mother Teresa arrives by sea in Calcutta, India, to begin her work among India's poorest and sick people.
- February 11 » Kingdom of Italy and the Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty.
- May 1 » The 7.2 Mw Kopet Dag earthquake shakes the Iran–Turkmenistan border region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing up to 3,800 and injuring 1,121.
- July 24 » The Kellogg–Briand Pact, renouncing war as an instrument of foreign policy, goes into effect (it is first signed in Paris on August 27, 1928, by most leading world powers).
- September 24 » Jimmy Doolittle performs the first flight without a window, proving that full instrument flying from take off to landing is possible.
- December 27 » Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin orders the "liquidation of the kulaks as a class".
Day of death January 9, 1948
- The temperature on January 9, 1948 was between 0.4 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
- In the year 1948: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
- January 30 » British South American Airways' Tudor IV Star Tiger disappears over the Bermuda Triangle.
- May 26 » The U.S. Congress passes Public Law 80-557, which permanently establishes the Civil Air Patrol as an auxiliary of the United States Air Force.
- June 20 » The Deutsche Mark is introduced in Western Allied-occupied Germany. The Soviet Military Administration in Germany responded by imposing the Berlin Blockade four days later.
- August 15 » The Republic of Korea (South Korea) is established south of the 38th parallel north.
- September 14 » The Indian Army captures the city of Aurangabad as part of Operation Polo.
- September 18 » Operation Polo is terminated after the Indian Army accepts the surrender of the army of Hyderabad.
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