Family tree Dunning » Johannes Mertens (1886-1965)
Personal data Johannes Mertens
- He was born on March 7, 1886 in Marum, Nederland.
- Profession: vrachtrijder.
- He died on October 30, 1965 in Bolsward, he was 79 years old.
- A child of Jan Mertens and Trientje Berends van Es
Household of Johannes Mertens
He is married to Roelfke Mulder.
They got married on May 5, 1913 at Marum, Nederland, he was 27 years old.
Child(ren):
- Trientje Mertens 1914-1917
- Eike Mertens 1916-1998
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Birthday March 7, 1886
- The temperature on March 7, 1886 was about 3.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. 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.
- February 23 » Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of aluminium from the electrolysis of aluminium oxide, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister, Julia Brainerd Hall.
- March 27 » Geronimo, Apache warrior, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
- May 8 » Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine.
- July 3 » Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.
- July 3 » The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
- November 14 » Friedrich Soennecken first developed the hole puncher, a type of office tool capable of punching small holes in paper.
Day of marriage May 5, 1913
- The temperature on May 5, 1913 was between 4.2 °C and 12.9 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
- February 2 » Grand Central Terminal is opened in New York City.
- March 4 » The United States Department of Labor is formed.
- March 12 » The future capital of Australia is officially named Canberra.
- April 4 » First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
- December 1 » Crete, having obtained self rule from Turkey after the First Balkan War, is annexed by Greece.
- December 1 » Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line.
Day of death October 30, 1965
- The temperature on October 30, 1965 was between 6.0 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (5%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1965: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 12.2 million citizens.
- February 15 » A new red-and-white maple leaf design is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the old Canadian Red Ensign banner.
- May 27 » Vietnam War: American warships begin the first bombardment of National Liberation Front targets within South Vietnam.
- June 7 » The Supreme Court of the United States hands down its decision in Griswold v. Connecticut, prohibiting the states from criminalizing the use of contraception by married couples.
- August 6 » US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law.
- November 8 » The British Indian Ocean Territory is created, consisting of Chagos Archipelago, Aldabra, Farquhar and Des Roches islands.
- December 15 » Project Gemini: Gemini 6A, crewed by Wally Schirra and Thomas Stafford, is launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida. Four orbits later, it achieves the first space rendezvous, with Gemini 7.
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