Family tree Weening » Gjalt van der Meer (1873-1962)
Personal data Gjalt van der Meer
- He was born on April 28, 1873 in Surhuisterveen, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: schipper.
- He died on May 5, 1962 in Groningen (Gr), he was 89 years old.Source 2
- A child of Wytze Gjalts van der Meer and Freerkje Ages Kalsbeek
- This information was last updated on July 14, 2024.
Household of Gjalt van der Meer
He is married to Dieuwke Bouius.
They got married on July 4, 1896 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 23 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Grietje van der Meer 1897-????
- Freerkje van der Meer 1899-1966
- Anna van der Meer 1900-1979
- Uilke van der Meer 1902-1965
- Tjitske van der Meer 1905-1968
- Dieuwke van der Meer 1907-1972
- Lamke van der Meer 1909-1956
- Frans van der Meer 1912-
- Aagje van der Meer 1913-
- Romke van der Meer 1915-
- Bouke van der Meer 1918-1918
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Historical events
Birthday April 28, 1873
- There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
- In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- March 22 » The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.
- May 9 » Der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds the Long Depression.
- June 5 » Sultan Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar closes the great slave market under the terms of a treaty with Great Britain.
- August 4 » American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed.
- September 18 » The bank Jay Cooke & Company declares bankruptcy, contributing to the Panic of 1873.
- November 22 » The French steamer SS Ville du Havre sinks in 12 minutes after colliding with the Scottish iron clipper Loch Earn in the Atlantic, with a loss of 226 lives.
Day of marriage July 4, 1896
- The temperature on July 4, 1896 was about 17.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. 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 27 » The F4-strength St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10-million in damage.
- September 21 » Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener take Dongola.
- November 1 » A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
- November 17 » The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino.
- November 27 » Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.
Day of death May 5, 1962
- The temperature on May 5, 1962 was between 2.7 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (50%). The partly clouded 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 1962: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
- May 19 » A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's rendition of "Happy Birthday".
- July 1 » Independence of Rwanda and Burundi.
- July 6 » As a part of Operation Plowshare, the Sedan nuclear test takes place.
- July 23 » The International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos is signed.
- September 18 » Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago are admitted to the United Nations.
- October 9 » A visible light-emitting diode (LED) is first demonstrated in Syracuse, New York.
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