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Personal data Ruurd Meerenga 


Household of Ruurd Meerenga

He is married to Anna Keekstra.

They got married on May 21, 1942 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 25 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Ruurd Meerenga

Hendrik Meerenga
1851-1934
Tjitske Johannes Hoekstra
1849-1931
Ruurd Pieters Henstra
1853-1922
Jelske Dirks de Vries
1852-1918

Ruurd Meerenga
1917-1990

1942

Anna Keekstra
1920-2010


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Sources

  1. Bevolkingsregister Dantumadeel
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/195355/meerenga
  3. (Not public)

Historical events

Birthday March 17, 1917

  • The temperature on March 17, 1917 was between 3.2 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 11 » The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
    • March 8 » The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.
    • June 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
    • October 25 » Old Style date of the October Revolution in Russia.
    • November 2 » The Balfour Declaration proclaims British support for the "establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" with the clear understanding "that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities".
    • November 5 » October Revolution: Lenin calls for the October Revolution.

Day of marriage May 21, 1942

  • The temperature on May 21, 1942 was between 8.0 °C and 15.2 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 1942: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
    • February 9 » World War II: Top United States military leaders hold their first formal meeting to discuss American military strategy in the war.
    • March 14 » Anne Miller becomes the first American patient to be treated with penicillin, under the care of Orvan Hess and John Bumstead.
    • May 30 » World War II: One thousand British bombers launch a 90-minute attack on Cologne, Germany.
    • July 27 » World War II: Allied forces successfully halt the final Axis advance into Egypt.
    • August 16 » World War II: A naval L-class blimp drifts in from the Pacific and eventually crashes in Daly City, California. The two-man crew cannot be found.
    • August 27 » First day of the Sarny Massacre.

Day of death August 14, 1990

  • The temperature on August 14, 1990 was between 12.9 °C and 25.0 °C and averaged 19.0 °C. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (25%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1990: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.9 million citizens.
    • April 9 » An IRA bombing in County Down, Northern Ireland, kills three members of the UDR.
    • April 24 » STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched from the Space Shuttle Discovery.
    • May 13 » The Dinamo–Red Star riot took place at Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb, Croatia between the Bad Blue Boys (fans of Dinamo Zagreb) and the Delije (fans of Red Star Belgrade).
    • July 22 » Greg LeMond, an American road racing cyclist, wins his third Tour de France after leading the majority of the race. It was LeMond's second consecutive Tour de France victory.
    • July 27 » The Supreme Soviet of the Belarusian Soviet Republic declares independence of Belarus from the Soviet Union. Until 1996 the day is celebrated as the Independence Day of Belarus; after a referendum held that year the celebration of independence is moved to June 3.
    • December 22 » Lech Wałęsa is elected President of Poland.


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