Eijsermans family tree » Petrus Henricus "Piet" Melis (1889-1944)

Personal data Petrus Henricus "Piet" Melis 

  • Nickname is Piet.
  • He was born on February 1, 1889 in Tilburg.
    Geboorteakte Petrus Henricus Melis Tilburg

    GemeenteTilburg
    Brontypeboek
    Archiefnummer16
    RegisternaamGeboorteregister 1889
    CodeTLB_G_1889
    Periode register1889
    Aktenummer121

    KindPetrus Henricus Melis
    GeboorteplaatsTilburg
    Geboortedatum01-02-1889
    Geslachtm

    VaderArnoldus Melis

    MoederClasina Catharina Bergmans
  • He died on September 18, 1944 in Benkoeloe (NOI), he was 55 years old.
  • A child of Arnoldus Melis and Clasina Catharina Bergmans
  • This information was last updated on September 26, 2014.

Household of Petrus Henricus "Piet" Melis


Notes about Petrus Henricus "Piet" Melis

8. Petrus (Piet) Henricus Melis, KNIL militair, geb Ti 1-2-1889, ovl Benkoeloe NOI.,18-9-1944, 55 jaar, gehuwd met (Javaanse? mevr Melis, Tandjoeng 3, Malang, Java.
Piet Melis, Lindenstraat 27 in Tilburg is overleden t.g.v. een torpedering van de Junyo Maru, een Japans transportschip welke krijgsgevangenen vervoerde
( 6520 oorlogslachtoffers).

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Petrus Henricus Melis

Arnoldus Peter Melis
1811-1891
Cornelia de Rooij
1813-1889
Hendrikus Bergmans
1816-1856
Isabella Teurlings
1815-1895

Petrus Henricus Melis
1889-1944


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Birthday February 1, 1889

  • The temperature on February 1, 1889 was about 9.3 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 48 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 8 » Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator.
    • February 22 » President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
    • June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
    • July 11 » Tijuana, Mexico, is founded.
    • September 23 » Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) is founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda.
    • November 14 » Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days.

Day of death September 18, 1944

  • The temperature on September 18, 1944 was between 10.8 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • January 31 » World War II: American forces land on Kwajalein Atoll and other islands in the Japanese-held Marshall Islands.
    • March 9 » World War II: Soviet Army planes attack Tallinn, Estonia.
    • June 13 » World War II: German combat elements, reinforced by the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, launch a counterattack on American forces near Carentan.
    • June 17 » Iceland declares independence from Denmark and becomes a republic.
    • June 20 » Continuation War: The Soviet Union demands an unconditional surrender from Finland during the beginning of partially successful Vyborg-Petrozavodsk Offensive. The Finnish government refuses.
    • June 25 » The final page of the comic Krazy Kat is published, exactly two months after its author George Herriman died.


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