Family tree Van Willigen » Diederik Meesters (1899-1950)

Personal data Diederik Meesters 


Household of Diederik Meesters

He is married to Gerritje van Willigen.

They got married on September 30, 1920 at Dordrecht, he was 21 years old.


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Diederik Meesters

Diederik Meesters
1899-1950

1920

Gerritje van Willigen
1900-1969


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Historical events

Birthday January 8, 1899

  • The temperature on January 8, 1899 was about 4.5 °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)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Spanish rule ends in Cuba.
    • January 17 » The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
    • February 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
    • June 12 » New Richmond tornado: The eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
    • October 11 » The Second Boer War erupts in South Africa between the British-ruled Cape Colony, and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and Orange Free State.
    • December 2 » Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.

Day of marriage September 30, 1920

  • The temperature on September 30, 1920 was between 7.8 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
    • January 2 » The second Palmer Raid, ordered by the US Department of Justice, results in 6,000 suspected communists and anarchists being arrested and held without trial.
    • February 2 » The Tartu Peace Treaty is signed between Estonia and Russia.
    • April 23 » The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) is founded in Ankara. The assembly denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces the preparation of a temporary constitution.
    • May 7 » Kiev Offensive: Polish troops led by Józef Piłsudski and Edward Rydz-Śmigły and assisted by a symbolic Ukrainian force capture Kiev only to be driven out by the Red Army counter-offensive a month later.
    • July 12 » The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed, by which Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania.
    • July 29 » Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project.

Day of death January 15, 1950

  • The temperature on January 15, 1950 was between 6.5 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. 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)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
    • January 6 » The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with the UK in response.
    • August 25 » President Harry Truman orders the U.S. Army to seize control of the nation's railroads to avert a strike.
    • September 24 » The eastern United States is covered by a thick haze from the Chinchaga fire in western Canada.
    • September 26 » Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces.
    • November 8 » Korean War: United States Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown, while piloting an F-80 Shooting Star, shoots down two North Korean MiG-15s in the first jet aircraft-to-jet aircraft dogfight in history.
    • November 21 » Two Canadian National Railway trains collide in northeastern British Columbia in the Canoe River train crash; the death toll is 21, with 17 of them Canadian troops bound for Korea.


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