Family tree Jacobs » Willemtje Meijer (1886-1954)
Personal data Willemtje Meijer
- She was born on July 6, 1886 in Bourtange.
Tijdstip: 12:00
- Birth registration on July 7, 1886.
Event shared with Cornelius Karsien van Oosten (witness), Roelof Mulder (witness), Derk Meijer (witness)
- She died on July 26, 1954 in Winschoten, she was 68 years old.
Tijdstip: 05:10
- Death registration on July 26, 1954.
Event shared with Wessel Bruining (witness)
- A child of Derk Meijer and Jantje Boelm
- This information was last updated on October 3, 2014.
Household of Willemtje Meijer
She is married to Pieter Drenth.
They got married on October 26, 1907 at Vlagtwedde Groningen Nederland, she was 21 years old.
Event shared with Jarke Lutter (witness), Roelof Mulder (witness), Jarke Engelkes (witness), Harm Stoker (witness)
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Historical events
Birthday July 6, 1886
- The temperature on July 6, 1886 was about 20.2 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 29 » Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.
- February 23 » Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of aluminium from the electrolysis of aluminium oxide, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister, Julia Brainerd Hall.
- March 1 » The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham.
- July 3 » Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.
- July 4 » The Canadian Pacific Railway's first scheduled train from Montreal arrives in Port Moody on the Pacific coast, after six days of travel.
- September 4 » American Indian Wars: After almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to General Nelson Miles in Arizona.
Day of marriage October 26, 1907
- The temperature on October 26, 1907 was between 0.8 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 1907: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
- February 5 » Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
- August 17 » Pike Place Market, a popular tourist destination and registered historic district in Seattle, opened.
- September 26 » Four months after the 1907 Imperial Conference, New Zealand and Newfoundland are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire.
- October 21 » The 1907 Qaratog earthquake hits the borders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, killing between 12,000 and 15,000 people.
- December 8 » King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
- December 10 » The worst night of the Brown Dog riots in London, when 1,000 medical students clash with 400 police officers over the existence of a memorial for animals that have been vivisected.
Day of death July 26, 1954
- The temperature on July 26, 1954 was between 14.6 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 16.5 mm of rain during 13.3 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (13%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 year 1954: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
- February 15 » Canada and the United States agree to construct the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska.
- May 7 » Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Viet Minh victory (the battle began on March 13).
- July 5 » Elvis Presley records his first single, "That's All Right", at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee.
- August 23 » First flight of the Lockheed C-130 multi-role aircraft.
- November 19 » Télé Monte Carlo, Europe's oldest private television channel, is launched by Prince Rainier III.
- November 27 » Alger Hiss is released from prison after serving 44 months for perjury.
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