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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Merkens

Rijk Merkens
1795-1861
Cornelia van Limbeek
1796-1856
Jan Buijserd
1803-1872
Marrigje van Mourik
1801-1884
Rijk Merkens
1839-1902

Jan Merkens
1875-1918


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Historical events

Birthday November 23, 1875

  • The temperature on November 23, 1875 was about 2.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 3 » Georges Bizet's opera Carmen receives its première at the Opéra-Comique in Paris.
    • March 3 » The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette.
    • April 4 » Vltava, composed by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and also known by its German name Die Moldau, premiered in Prague.
    • May 1 » Alexandra Palace reopens after being burned down in a fire in 1873.
    • September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
    • October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.

Day of death June 7, 1918

  • The temperature on June 7, 1918 was between 5.2 °C and 24.1 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 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 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 1918: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
    • February 21 » The last Carolina parakeet dies in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo.
    • June 22 » The Hammond Circus Train Wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana.
    • August 8 » World War I: The Battle of Amiens begins a string of almost continuous Allied victories with a push through the German front lines (Hundred Days Offensive).
    • August 16 » The Battle of Lake Baikal was fought between the Czechoslovak Legion and the Red Army.
    • August 27 » Mexican Revolution: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas in the only battle of World War I fought on American soil.
    • September 29 » World War I: Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica.


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