Family tree Van der Eijk Van Busschbach Leegwater Stiemer » Jansje Meelis (1896-????)
Personal data Jansje Meelis
- She was born on December 18, 1896 in Alkmaar.
- A child of Theodorus Jacobus Anthonius Meelis and Trijntje Visser
Household of Jansje Meelis
She is married to Jan Leegwater.
They got married on December 27, 1917 at Alkmaar, she was 21 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday December 18, 1896
- The temperature on December 18, 1896 was about -1.1 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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.
- February 21 » An Englishman raised in Australia, Bob Fitzsimmons, fought an Irishman, Peter Maher, in an American promoted event which technically took place in Mexico, winning the 1896 World Heavyweight Championship in boxing.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
- August 17 » Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom.
- August 30 » Philippine Revolution: After Spanish victory in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas.
- September 21 » Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener take Dongola.
Day of marriage December 27, 1917
- The temperature on December 27, 1917 was between -5.1 °C and 1.0 °C and averaged -2.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- March 2 » The enactment of the Jones–Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
- May 21 » The Imperial War Graves Commission is established through royal charter to mark, record, and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of the British Empire's military forces.
- September 14 » The Russian Empire is formally replaced by the Russian Republic.
- October 15 » World War I: Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by France for espionage.
- October 26 » First World War: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.
- December 6 » World War I: USSJacob Jones is the first American destroyer to be sunk by enemy action when it is torpedoed by German submarine SMU-53.
Same birth/death day
- 1888 » Gladys Cooper, English actress and singer († 1971)
- 1888 » Robert Moses, American urban planner († 1981)
- 1890 » Edwin Howard Armstrong, American engineer, invented FM radio († 1954)
- 1896 » Gerald Barry, English colonel and cricketer († 1977)
- 1897 » Fletcher Henderson, American pianist and composer († 1952)
- 1899 » Peter Wessel Zapffe, Norwegian philosopher and author († 1990)
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