Family tree Weening » Hielkje van der Mei (1891-1960)
Personal data Hielkje van der Mei
- She was born on January 5, 1891 in Friesch Stroobos, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland.Source 1
- She died on December 13, 1960 in Diepenveen (Ov), she was 69 years old.Source 2
- A child of Popko van der Mei and Metje Boonstra
- This information was last updated on July 27, 2024.
Household of Hielkje van der Mei
She is married to Leffert van der Wal.
They got married on November 10, 1917 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), she was 26 years old.Source 3
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Birthday January 5, 1891
- The temperature on January 5, 1891 was about -3.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 31 » History of Portugal: The first attempt at a Portuguese republican revolution breaks out in the northern city of Porto.
- March 10 » Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
- March 17 » SSUtopia collides with HMSAnson in the Bay of Gibraltar and sinks, killing 562 of the 880 passengers on board.
- August 16 » The Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed.
- August 18 » Major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.
- October 1 » Stanford University opens its doors in California, United States.
Day of marriage November 10, 1917
- The temperature on November 10, 1917 was between 2.9 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 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 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.
- January 17 » The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
- February 5 » The Congress of the United States passes the Immigration Act of 1917 over President Woodrow Wilson's veto.
- March 25 » The Georgian Orthodox Church restores its autocephaly abolished by Imperial Russia in 1811.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- October 31 » World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".
- November 5 » October Revolution: Lenin calls for the October Revolution.
Day of death December 13, 1960
- The temperature on December 13, 1960 was between -0.4 °C and 2.4 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
- February 26 » A New York-bound Alitalia airliner crashes into a cemetery in Shannon, Ireland, shortly after takeoff, killing 34 of the 52 persons on board.
- May 15 » The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 4.
- May 23 » A tsunami caused by an earthquake in Chile the previous day kills 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii.
- July 1 » Ghana becomes a republic and Kwame Nkrumah becomes its first President as Queen Elizabeth II ceases to be its head of state.
- July 20 » Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) elects Sirimavo Bandaranaike Prime Minister, the world's first elected female head of government.
- October 29 » In Louisville, Kentucky, Cassius Clay (who later takes the name Muhammad Ali) wins his first professional fight.
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