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  • He was born on October 5, 1869 in Harlingen.

    Magdalena van der Weij, 56 jaar, vroedvrouw, wonende te Harlingen, heeft de geboorte van het kind aangegeven. Zoon van Wessel Dirksen, timmerman en Aukje Westerhof, zonder beroep, echtelieden, wonende te Harlingen.

    Vader Wessel was door afwezigheid verhinderd zelf de geboorte van zijn zoon aan te geven.

    Broer Plantenga, 29 jaar, commies ter secretarie.

    Roelof van der Meulen, 26 jaar, secretaris. Beide getuigen woonden te Harlingen.

  • (Birth registration) on October 7, 1869.
  • (Death registration) .
  • He died on July 9, 1944 in Leeuwarden, he was 74 years old.
    Geert Dirksen was 74 jaar, zonder beroep, geboren te Harlingen en wonende te Leeuwarden. Echtgenote van Riemkje Smeding. Eerder weduwnaar van Rinske Idzinga. Zoon van Wessel Pieters Dirksen, timmermanen Aukje Eesger Westerhof.
  • He is buried on July 11, 1944 in Leeuwarden Noorderbegraafplaats.
  • A child of Wessel Pieters Dirksen and Aukje Eesger Westerhof

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    Birthday October 5, 1869

    • The temperature on October 5, 1869 was about 15.9 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. 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 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 1869: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • April 6 » Celluloid is patented.
      • April 28 » Chinese and Irish laborers for the Central Pacific Railroad working on the First Transcontinental Railroad lay ten miles of track in one day, a feat which has never been matched.
      • May 26 » Boston University is chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
      • August 29 » The Mount Washington Cog Railway opens, making it the world's first mountain-climbing rack railway.
      • October 5 » The Hennepin Island tunnel collapses during construction, nearly destroying St. Anthony Falls.
      • November 17 » In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated.

    Day of death July 9, 1944

    • The temperature on July 9, 1944 was between 13.3 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
      • March 5 » World War II: The Red Army begins the Uman–Botoșani Offensive in the western Ukrainian SSR.
      • March 30 » World War II: Allied bombers conduct their most severe bombing run on Sofia, Bulgaria.
      • June 9 » World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in reprisal for maquisards attacks.
      • June 20 » World War II: The Battle of the Philippine Sea concludes with a decisive U.S. naval victory. The lopsided naval air battle is also known as the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot".
      • July 18 » World War II: Hideki Tōjō resigns as Prime Minister of Japan because of numerous setbacks in the war effort.
      • July 26 » World War II: The Red Army enters Lviv, a major city in western Ukraine, capturing it from the Nazis. Only 300 Jews survive out of 160,000 living in Lviv prior to occupation.

    Day of burial July 11, 1944

    • The temperature on July 11, 1944 was between 12.8 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
      • February 17 » World War II: The Battle of Eniwetok begins: The battle ends in an American victory on February 22.
      • August 21 » World War II: Canadian and Polish units capture the strategically important town of Falaise, Calvados, France.
      • August 26 » World War II: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris.
      • September 18 » World War II:Battle of Arracourt begins
      • October 15 » World War II: Germany replaces the Hungarian government after it announces an armistice with the Soviet Union.
      • December 30 » King George II of Greece declares a regency, leaving the throne vacant.
    

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