Eijsermans family tree » Petrus "Pieter" Dam (1885-1949)

Personal data Petrus "Pieter" Dam 

  • Nickname is Pieter.
  • He was born on August 29, 1885 in Oud-en Nieuw Gastel.

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was older than 90 years (97) when married (May 20, 1983).

    Register Oud en Nieuw Gastel
    Geboorteregister 1885
    aktenummer 91

    Kind Petrus Dam
    Vader Pieter Dam
    Moeder Petronella Kostermans
    Plaats geboorte Oud en Nieuw Gastel
    Geboortedatum 29-08-1885
  • Profession: Arbeider.
  • He died on January 24, 1949 in Rotterdam, he was 63 years old.

    Fout Attention: Died (January 24, 1949) before marriage (May 20, 1983).

  • A child of Pieter Dam and Petronella Kostermans
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2012.

Household of Petrus "Pieter" Dam

He is married to Maria Catharina Govers.

They got married on May 20, 1983, he was 97 years old.


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Birthday August 29, 1885

  • The temperature on August 29, 1885 was about 13.8 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. 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 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 26 » Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.
    • April 30 » Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.
    • May 2 » Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
    • June 17 » The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
    • July 6 » Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
    • September 2 » Rock Springs massacre: In Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 white miners, who are struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers killing 28, wounding 15 and forcing several hundred more out of town.

Day of marriage May 20, 1983

  • The temperature on May 20, 1983 was between 7.1 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was 9.1 mm of rain during 6.5 hours. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (38%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1983: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
    • March 23 » Strategic Defense Initiative: President Ronald Reagan makes his initial proposal to develop technology to intercept enemy missiles.
    • May 17 » Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
    • July 22 » Martial law in Poland is officially revoked.
    • July 27 » Black July: Eighteen Tamil political prisoners at the Welikada high security prison in Colombo are massacred by Sinhalese prisoners, the second such massacre in two days.
    • September 23 » Gulf Air Flight 771 is destroyed by a bomb, killing all 117 people on board.
    • October 9 » South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan survives an assassination attempt in Rangoon, Burma (present-day Yangon, Myanmar), but the blast kills 21 and injures 17 others.

Day of death January 24, 1949

  • The temperature on January 24, 1949 was between -3.0 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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)
  • 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 1949: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
    • January 3 » The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central bank of the Philippines, is established.
    • March 1 » Indonesian Army recaptures and occupies for six hours its capital city Yogyakarta from the Dutch.
    • April 1 » Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Nationalist Party in Beijing, after three years of fighting.
    • June 24 » The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, starring William Boyd, is aired on NBC.
    • July 21 » The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.
    • November 18 » The Iva Valley Shooting occurs after the coal miners of Enugu in Nigeria go on strike over withheld wages; 21 miners are shot dead and 51 are wounded by police under the supervision of the British colonial administration of Nigeria.


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