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Personal data Maria Catharina "Ria" Driesen 

  • Nickname is Ria.
  • She was born on November 16, 1921 in Schoonhoven, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands.
    KindMaria Catharina Driesen
    Geboortedatum16-11-1921
    GeboorteplaatsLange Weistraat 17
    GeslachtVrouw
    VaderTheodorus Anthonius Driesen
    Beroepgoudsmid
    MoederGeertruida van der Sluis
    GebeurtenisGeboorte
    Datum16-11-1921
    GebeurtenisplaatsLange Weistraat 17
    DocumenttypeBS Geboorte
    ErfgoedinstellingStreekarchief Midden-Holland
    CollectiegebiedZuid-Holland
    Archief1064
    Registratienummer12
    Aktenummer107
    Registratiedatum17-11-1921
    AkteplaatsSchoonhoven
    CollectieBron: Burgerlijke Stand, Deel: 12, Periode: 1913-1922
    BoekBS Geboorteregister
  • She died on January 10, 2011, she was 89 years old.
  • She is buried in de Meern, Utrecht, The Netherlands, RK Begraafplaats De Meern, Pastoor Boelenslaan 11.
  • This information was last updated on March 27, 2024.

Household of Maria Catharina "Ria" Driesen

She is married to Everardus Meilink.

They got married on November 16, 1950 at Schoonhoven, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands, she was 29 years old.


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Maria Catharina Driesen

Maria Catharina Driesen
1921-2011

1950

Everardus Meilink
1918-1983

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Birthday November 16, 1921

  • The temperature on November 16, 1921 was between -2.1 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 4 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 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 1921: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
    • January 20 » The first Constitution of Turkey is adopted, making fundamental changes in the source and exercise of sovereignty by consecrating the principle of national sovereignty.
    • July 11 » Former president of the United States William Howard Taft is sworn in as 10th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the only person ever to hold both offices.
    • July 29 » Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party.
    • September 5 » Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle party in San Francisco ends with the death of the young actress Virginia Rappe: One of the first scandals of the Hollywood community.
    • October 5 » The World Series is the first to be broadcast on radio.
    • October 8 » KDKA in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game.

Day of marriage November 16, 1950

  • The temperature on November 16, 1950 was between 2.0 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 1950: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
    • January 13 » British submarine HMSTruculent collides with an oil tanker in the Thames Estuary, killing 64 men.
    • May 19 » Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce.
    • August 29 » Korean War: British troops arrive in Korea to bolster the US presence there.
    • September 4 » Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race.
    • October 11 » CBS's field-sequential color system for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
    • October 16 » The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is published.

Day of death January 10, 2011

  • The temperature on January 10, 2011 was between -2.5 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 0.9 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (81%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2011: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
    • February 22 » New Zealand's second deadliest earthquake strikes Christchurch, killing 185 people.
    • April 6 » In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, over 193 victims of Los Zetas were exhumed from several mass graves.
    • April 24 » WikiLeaks starts publishing the Guantanamo Bay files leak.
    • July 28 » While flying from Seoul, South Korea to Shanghai, China, Asiana Airlines Flight 991 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold. The Boeing 747-400F freighter attempts to divert to Jeju International Airport, but crashes into the sea South-West of Jeju island, killing both crew members on board.
    • August 6 » War in Afghanistan: A United States military helicopter is shot down, killing 30 American special forces members and a working dog, seven Afghan soldiers, and one Afghan civilian. It was the deadliest single event for the United States in the War in Afghanistan.
    • August 26 » The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA.


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