Family tree Servaes, Maastricht/Venlo/Straelen/Neuss/Düsseldorf » Heinrich Jacob Geerkens (1896-1937)
Personal data Heinrich Jacob Geerkens
- He was born on December 20, 1896 in Straelen, Deutschand.Source 1
- He died on September 17, 1937 in Rheinhausen, Deutschland, he was 40 years old.Source 2
- A child of Peter Johann Geerkens and Anna Margaretha Welter
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Birthday December 20, 1896
- The temperature on December 20, 1896 was about 0.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 18 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
- May 26 » Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
- September 22 » Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
- December 14 » The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.
- December 17 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Schenley Park Casino, which was the first multi-purpose arena with the technology to create an artificial ice surface in North America, is destroyed in a fire.
Day of death September 17, 1937
- The temperature on September 17, 1937 was between 9.3 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
- February 16 » Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon.
- March 21 » Ponce massacre: Nineteen people in Ponce, Puerto Rico are gunned down by police acting on orders of the US-appointed Governor, Blanton C. Winship.
- May 12 » The Duke and Duchess of York are crowned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Westminster Abbey.
- June 14 » Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday.
- August 28 » Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.
- November 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Army withdraws from the Battle of Shanghai.
Same birth/death day
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- 1933 » Joseph De Piro, Maltese priest and missionary (b. 1877)
- 1936 » Ettie Annie Rout, New Zealand author and activist (b. 1877)
- 1937 » Walter Dubislav, German logician and philosopher of science, Vienna circle member (b. 1895)
- 1938 » Bruno Jasieński, Polish poet and author (b. 1901)
- 1943 » Friedrich Zickwolff, German general (b. 1893)
- 1948 » Ruth Benedict, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1887)
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