Family tree Jacobs » Geert van Wijk (1877-1954)

Personal data Geert van Wijk 


Household of Geert van Wijk

(1) He is married to Hindertje Elzing.

They got married on April 19, 1902 at Vlagtwedde Groningen Nederland, he was 25 years old.


Child(ren):

  4. Nn van Wijk  1911


(2) He is married to Hendrikje van Rein.

They got married on May 19, 1934 at Onstwedde, he was 57 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Geert van Wijk

Geert Harms van Wijk
1812-????
Zwaantje Stevens
1814-????
Jan Nannes Potze
1815-????
Henderika Speelmeijer
1818-????
Harmke Potze
1852-1889

Geert van Wijk
1877-1954

(1) 1902

Hindertje Elzing
1881-????

Jantina Harmkina van Wijk
1903-1966
Harmans van Wijk
1906-????
Harmke van Wijk
1908-????
Nn van Wijk
1911-1911
Harmina van Wijk
1913-????
Pieter van Wijk
1917-????
(2) 1934

Hendrikje van Rein
1882-????


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Birthday April 6, 1877

  • The temperature on April 6, 1877 was about 13.1 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. 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 Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom is proclaimed Empress of India.
    • January 20 » The last day of the Constantinople Conference results in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
    • March 15 » First ever official cricket test match is played: Australia vs England at the MCG Stadium, in Melbourne, Australia.
    • July 9 » The inaugural Wimbledon Championships begins.
    • July 21 » After rioting by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers and the deaths of nine rail workers at the hands of the Maryland militia, workers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, stage a sympathy strike that is met with an assault by the state militia.
    • December 6 » The first edition of The Washington Post is published.

Day of marriage May 19, 1934

  • The temperature on May 19, 1934 was between 2.6 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1934: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
    • February 9 » The Balkan Entente is formed.
    • May 28 » Near Callander, Ontario, Canada, the Dionne quintuplets are born to Oliva and Elzire Dionne; they will be the first quintuplets to survive infancy.
    • June 30 » The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler's violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place.
    • September 18 » The Soviet Union is admitted to the League of Nations.
    • October 16 » Chinese Communists begin the Long March to escape Nationalist encirclement.
    • December 5 » Abyssinia Crisis: Italian troops attack Wal Wal in Abyssinia, taking four days to capture the city.

Day of death October 16, 1954

  • The temperature on October 16, 1954 was between 10.4 °C and 15.9 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 18 » The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles.
    • March 26 » Nuclear weapons testing: The Romeo shot of Operation Castle is detonated at Bikini Atoll. Yield: 11 megatons.
    • 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 20 » Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defects to East Germany.
    • August 23 » First flight of the Lockheed C-130 multi-role aircraft.
    • November 27 » Alger Hiss is released from prison after serving 44 months for perjury.


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