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Household of Johannes "John" Merkus

He is married to Trijntje Jacoba Bouma.

They got married on April 29, 1943 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 31 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Johannes Merkus

Ymke Jans Merkus
1845-1932
Eelkje Rinzes Huizenga
1848-1921
Berend Johannes van der Veer
1850-1924
Dirkje Jans Heikamp
1855-1933
Rinse Merkus
1874-1949

Johannes Merkus
1911-1979

1943

Trijntje Jacoba Bouma
1912-2002


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1911, Achtkarspelen
  2. https://nl.findagrave.com/memorial/134092885/johannes-merkus
  3. (Not public)

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Historical events

Birthday October 30, 1911

  • The temperature on October 30, 1911 was between 2.8 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 7.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 18 » Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USSPennsylvania anchored in San Francisco Bay, the first time an aircraft landed on a ship.
    • April 29 » Tsinghua University, one of mainland China's leading universities, is founded.
    • June 16 » IBM founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York.
    • July 24 » Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
    • August 21 » The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, a Louvre employee.
    • October 24 » Orville Wright remains in the air nine minutes and 45 seconds in a glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.

Day of marriage April 29, 1943

  • The temperature on April 29, 1943 was between 0.2 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 11.9 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 1943: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • January 22 » World War II: Australian and American forces defeat Japanese army and navy units in the bitterly fought Battle of Buna–Gona.
    • March 6 » Norman Rockwell published Freedom from Want in The Saturday Evening Post with a matching essay by Carlos Bulosan as part of the Four Freedoms series.
    • May 11 » World War II: American troops invade Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands in an attempt to expel occupying Japanese forces.
    • June 20 » The Detroit race riot breaks out and continues for three more days.
    • July 11 » World War II: Allied invasion of Sicily: German and Italian troops launch a counter-attack on Allied forces in Sicily.
    • July 25 » World War II: Benito Mussolini is forced out of office by the Grand Council of Fascism and is replaced by Pietro Badoglio.

Day of death February 7, 1979

  • The temperature on February 7, 1979 was between -1.7 °C and 1.2 °C and averaged -0.1 °C. There was 4.0 mm of rain during 7.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1979: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.0 million citizens.
    • February 11 » The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
    • April 4 » Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan is executed.
    • April 6 » Student protests break out in Nepal.
    • May 25 » American Airlines Flight 191: A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 crashes during takeoff at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, killing all 271 on board and two people on the ground.
    • July 17 » Nicaraguan dictator General Anastasio Somoza Debayle resigns and flees to Miami, Florida, United States.
    • October 27 » Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gains its independence from the United Kingdom.


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