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Personal data Jan van Meel 

  • He was born on April 19, 1868 in Halsteren, N-Br, NL.
  • Occupations:
    • from 1894 till 1913 Schoenmaker.
    • from 1925 till 1948 Zonder beroep.
  • Resident:
    • from 1868 till 1872: B 51, Halsteren.
    • from 1873 till 1902: Gemeente Halsteren.
    • from 1905 till 1915: C 156, Halsteren.
    • from 1915 till 1925: B 154, Halsteren.
    • from 1925 till 1931: B 50, Halsteren.
    • from 1932 till 1948: Gemeente Halsteren.
  • He died on November 20, 1948 in Halsteren, N-Br, NL, he was 80 years old.
  • A child of Petrus van Meel and Adriana Vrients
  • This information was last updated on April 12, 2023.

Household of Jan van Meel

He is married to Cornelia Petronilla Couwenbergs.

They got married on May 6, 1895 at Steenbergen, he was 27 years old.

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    Birthday April 19, 1868

    • The temperature on April 19, 1868 was about 12.8 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. 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 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
    • 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 year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • June 10 » Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia is assassinated.
      • July 9 » The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law.
      • August 18 » French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.
      • September 28 » The Battle of Alcolea causes Queen Isabella II of Spain to flee to France.
      • December 11 » Paraguayan War: Brazilian troops defeat Paraguayan at the Battle of Avay.
      • December 25 » Pardons for ex-Confederates: United States President Andrew Johnson grants an unconditional pardon to all Confederate veterans.

    Day of marriage May 6, 1895

    • The temperature on May 6, 1895 was about 16.0 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 50%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1895: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • January 13 » First Italo-Ethiopian War: the war's opening battle, the Battle of Coatit, occurs; it is an Italian victory.
      • March 19 » Auguste and Louis Lumière record their first footage using their newly patented cinematograph.
      • April 24 » Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop "Spray".
      • June 20 » The Kiel Canal, crossing the base of the Jutland peninsula and the busiest artificial waterway in the world, is officially opened.
      • August 31 » German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his navigable balloon.
      • October 22 » In Paris an express train derails after overrunning the buffer stop, crossing almost 30 metres (100ft) of concourse before crashing through a wall and falling 10 metres (33ft) to the road below.

    Day of death November 20, 1948

    • The temperature on November 20, 1948 was between 6.0 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
    • 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 1948: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
      • March 20 » With a Musicians Union ban lifted, the first telecasts of classical music in the United States, under Eugene Ormandy and Arturo Toscanini, are given on CBS and NBC.
      • April 1 » Faroe Islands gain autonomy from Denmark.
      • May 3 » The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Shelley v. Kraemer that covenants prohibiting the sale of real estate to blacks and other minorities are legally unenforceable.
      • June 26 » Cold War: The first supply flights are made in response to the Berlin Blockade.
      • July 5 » National Health Service Acts create the national public health system in the United Kingdom.
      • August 12 » Babrra massacre: About 600 unarmed members of the Khudai Khidmatgar movement are shot dead on the orders of the Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province, Abdul Qayyum Khan Kashmiri, on Babrra ground in the Hashtnagar region of Charsadda District, North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Pakistan.

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