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Personal data Grietje Beerstra 


Household of Grietje Beerstra

She is married to Jan van der Meer.

They got married on May 23, 1903 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 26 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Dirk van der Meer  1904-1985
  2. Sake van der Meer  1908-2006

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1876, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1960, Dantumadeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1903, Dantumadeel

Historical events

Birthday June 11, 1876

  • The temperature on June 11, 1876 was about 11.5 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 2 » The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.
    • April 17 » Catalpa rescue: The rescue of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia.
    • April 20 » The April Uprising begins. Its suppression shocks European opinion, and Bulgarian independence becomes a condition for ending the Russo-Turkish War.
    • May 30 » Ottoman sultan Abdülaziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murad V.
    • November 17 » Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Slavonic March" is given its premiere performance in Moscow, Russia.
    • December 23 » First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.

Day of marriage May 23, 1903

  • The temperature on May 23, 1903 was between 9.4 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 13.3 hours of sunshine (83%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • January 4 » Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death.
    • June 11 » A group of Serbian officers stormed the royal palace and assassinated King Alexander Obrenović and his wife, Queen Draga.
    • July 19 » Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France.
    • July 20 » The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
    • September 27 » The Wreck of the Old 97, an American rail disaster that became the subject of a popular ballad.
    • December 17 » The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Day of death September 22, 1960

  • The temperature on September 22, 1960 was between 11.8 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (19%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
    • January 6 » The Associations Law comes into force in Iraq, allowing registration of political parties.
    • April 8 » The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.
    • May 16 » Theodore Maiman operates the first optical laser (a ruby laser), at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California.
    • August 1 » Islamabad is declared the federal capital of the Government of Pakistan.
    • November 8 » John F. Kennedy is elected as the 35th President of the United States.
    • December 3 » The musical Camelot debuts at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway. It will become associated with the Kennedy administration.


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