Family tree Meiling » Geertruida Johanna "Gerda" Kruijf (1919-2000)

Personal data Geertruida Johanna "Gerda" Kruijf 

  • Nickname is Gerda.
  • She was born on October 9, 1919.
  • She died on April 22, 2000, she was 80 years old.
  • This information was last updated on July 17, 2025.

Household of Geertruida Johanna "Gerda" Kruijf

She is married to Cornelis Meiling.

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Historical events

Birthday October 9, 1919

  • The temperature on October 9, 1919 was between 5.1 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 1919: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
    • January 21 » A revolutionary Irish parliament is founded and declares the independence of the Irish Republic. One of the first engagements of the Irish War of Independence takes place.
    • February 26 » President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of Congress establishing the Grand Canyon National Park.
    • June 2 » Anarchists simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U.S. cities.
    • June 28 » The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I.
    • July 11 » The eight-hour day and free Sunday become law for workers in the Netherlands.
    • December 3 » After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, including two collapses causing 89 deaths, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic.

Day of death April 22, 2000

  • The temperature on April 22, 2000 was between 9.2 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 3.9 mm of rain during 6.0 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2000: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.9 million citizens.
    • April 3 » United States v. Microsoft Corp.: Microsoft is ruled to have violated United States antitrust law by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors.
    • June 5 » The Six-Day War in Kisangani begins in Kisangani, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between Ugandan and Rwandan forces. A large part of the city is destroyed.
    • September 26 » Anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 20,000 protesters) turn violent during the IMF and World Bank summits.
    • November 15 » A chartered Antonov An-24 crashes after takeoff from Luanda, Angola, killing more than 40 people.
    • November 17 » Alberto Fujimori is removed from office as president of Peru.
    • December 19 » The Leninist Guerrilla Units wing of the Communist Labour Party of Turkey/Leninist attack a Nationalist Movement Party office in Istanbul, Turkey, killing one person and injuring three.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1918 » Bebo Valdés, Cuban-Swedish pianist, composer, and bandleader († 2013)
  • 1918 » Charles Read, Australian air marshal († 2014)
  • 1918 » E. Howard Hunt, American CIA officer and author († 2007)
  • 1920 » Jason Wingreen, American actor and screenwriter († 2015)
  • 1920 » Jens Bjørneboe, Norwegian author and educator († 1976)
  • 1920 » Yusef Lateef, American saxophonist, composer, and educator († 2013)

Source: Wikipedia


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