Family tree Eilander » Alberta "Bertha" van Ark (1920-2005)
Personal data Alberta "Bertha" van Ark
- Nickname is Bertha.
- She was born on June 23, 1920 in Barneveld.
- She died on November 30, 2005 in Barneveld, she was 85 years old.
- A child of Jan Timen van Ark and Johanna van Zanten
Household of Alberta "Bertha" van Ark
She is married to Jan Leeuwis.
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Birthday June 23, 1920
- The temperature on June 23, 1920 was between 9.2 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
- February 9 » Under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.
- February 10 » About 75% of the population in Zone I votes to join Denmark in the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites.
- August 20 » The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit.
- August 25 » Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, which began on August 13, ends with the Red Army's defeat.
- September 17 » The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Association in Canton, Ohio.
- October 30 » The Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney.
Day of death November 30, 2005
- The temperature on November 30, 2005 was between 0.3 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 2.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
- In the year 2005: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
- February 22 » The 6.4 Mw Zarand earthquake shakes the Kerman Province of Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 612 people dead and 1,411 injured.
- April 19 » Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected to the papacy and becomes Pope Benedict XVI.
- May 13 » Andijan uprising, Uzbekistan; Troops open fire on crowds of protestors after a prison break; at least 187 people were killed according to official estimates.
- August 31 » The 2005 Al-Aaimmah bridge stampede in Baghdad kills 953 people.
- November 9 » Suicide bombers attack three hotels in Amman, Jordan, killing at least 60 people.
- December 11 » Cronulla riots: Thousands of White Australians demonstrate against ethnic violence resulting in a riot against anyone thought to be Lebanese in Cronulla, New South Wales; these are followed up by retaliatory ethnic attacks on Cronulla.
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The Family tree Eilander publication was prepared by P. Heres.
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P. Heres, "Family tree Eilander", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-eilander/I1099534929.php : accessed February 21, 2026), "Alberta "Bertha" van Ark (1920-2005)".