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Personal data Kornelis Merkus 


Household of Kornelis Merkus

He is married to Tjitske Wieringa.

They got married on June 22, 1916 at Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 23 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Kornelis Merkus

Jelle Hylkes Merkus
1809-1851
Johanna Jans van der Ploeg
1823-1888
Cornelis Ates van Ek
1803-1889
Folkje Feddes Braaksma
± 1810-1888

Kornelis Merkus
1893-1953

1916

Tjitske Wieringa
1890-1921


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1893, Dantumadeel
  2. http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/1892888/merkus
  3. Huwelijksregister 1916, Oostdongeradeel

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Historical events

Birthday June 16, 1893

  • The temperature on June 16, 1893 was about 23.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 53%. 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 August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • July 22 » Katharine Lee Bates writes "America the Beautiful" after admiring the view from the top of Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
    • August 1 » Henry Perky patents shredded wheat.
    • August 15 » Ibadan area becomes a British Protectorate after a treaty signed by Fijabi, the Baale of Ibadan with the British acting Governor of Lagos, George C. Denton.
    • August 27 » The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000–2,000 people.
    • September 28 » Foundation of the Portuguese football club FC Porto.
    • December 23 » The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.

Day of marriage June 22, 1916

  • The temperature on June 22, 1916 was between 5.8 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak 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 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
    • February 3 » The Centre Block of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada burns down with the loss of 7 lives.
    • August 29 » The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.
    • September 6 » The first self-service grocery store Piggly Wiggly was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders.
    • September 27 » Iyasu V is proclaimed deposed as ruler of Ethiopia in a palace coup in favor of his aunt Zewditu.
    • November 7 » Woodrow Wilson is reelected as President of the United States.
    • December 23 » World War I: Battle of Magdhaba: Allied forces defeat Turkish forces in the Sinai Peninsula.

Day of death December 7, 1953

  • The temperature on December 7, 1953 was between 3.5 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (15%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1953: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
    • January 3 » Frances P. Bolton and her son, Oliver from Ohio, become the first mother and son to serve simultaneously in the U.S. Congress.
    • March 18 » An earthquake hits western Turkey, killing 265 people.
    • July 17 » The largest number of United States midshipman casualties in a single event results from an aircraft crash in Florida, killing 44.
    • August 17 » Addiction: First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous takes place, in Southern California.
    • September 12 » U.S. Senator and future President John Fitzgerald Kennedy marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier at St. Mary's Church in Newport, Rhode Island.
    • September 21 » Lieutenant No Kum-sok, a North Korean pilot, defects to South Korea with his jet fighter.


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