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Personal data Rijk Dirk Merkens 


Household of Rijk Dirk Merkens

He is married to Neeltje Pietertje Adriana de Haas.

They got married on November 1, 1906 at Deil West Betuwe (GL), he was 35 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  4. Willem Arie Merkens  1910-1948
  5. Dirk Merkens  1912-1981 
  7. Peter Jan Merkens  1914-1972
  8. Marius Merkens  1916-2004
  9. Maaike Merkens  1920-1994 

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Sources

  1. Gelders Archief akte 24
  2. www.online-begraafplaatsen.nl
  3. akte 16

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Historical events

Birthday March 29, 1871

  • The temperature on March 29, 1871 was about 1.5 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 18 » Wilhelm I of Germany is proclaimed Kaiser Wilhelm in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles (France) towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Wilhelm already had the title of German Emperor since the constitution of 1 January 1871, but he had hesitated to accept the title.
    • January 19 » Franco-Prussian War: In the Siege of Paris, Prussia wins the Battle of St. Quentin. Meanwhile, the French attempt to break the siege in the Battle of Buzenval will end unsuccessfully the following day.
    • March 18 » Declaration of the Paris Commune; President of the French Republic, Adolphe Thiers, orders the evacuation of Paris.
    • May 4 » The National Association, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
    • September 20 » Bishop John Coleridge Patteson, first bishop of Melanesia, is martyred on Nukapu, now in the Solomon Islands.
    • October 10 » Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8–10.

Day of marriage November 1, 1906

  • The temperature on November 1, 1906 was between 5.9 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • April 22 » The 1906 Intercalated Games, now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens.
    • May 6 » The Russian Constitution of 1906 is adopted (on April 23 by the Julian calendar).
    • June 26 » The first Grand Prix motor race is held at Le Mans.
    • September 7 » Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France for the first time successfully.
    • September 13 » The Santos-Dumont 14-bis makes a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe.
    • December 15 » The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.

Day of death May 3, 1956

  • The temperature on May 3, 1956 was between 2.4 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (73%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1956: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
    • April 5 » Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro declares himself at war with Cuban President Fulgencio Batista.
    • October 19 » The Soviet Union and Japan sign a Joint Declaration, officially ending the state of war between the two countries that had existed since August 1945.
    • October 29 » Suez Crisis begins: Israeli forces invade the Sinai Peninsula and push Egyptian forces back toward the Suez Canal.
    • November 3 » Suez Crisis: The Khan Yunis killings by the Israel Defense Forces in Egyptian-controlled Gaza result in the deaths of 275 Palestinians.
    • November 7 » Hungarian Revolution: János Kádár returns to Budapest in a Soviet armored convoy, officially taking office as the next Hungarian leader. By this point, most armed resistance has been defeated.
    • November 12 » Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia join the United Nations.


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