Family tree Weening » Sikke van der Meulen (1918-1997)
Personal data Sikke van der Meulen
- He was born on August 25, 1918 in Driesum, gem. Dantumadeel (Fr).Source 1
- He died on April 20, 1997 in -, he was 78 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Kollumerzwaag, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).
- A child of Ate van der Meulen and Antje Dijkstra
- This information was last updated on October 13, 2023.
Household of Sikke van der Meulen
He is married to Baukje van der Veen.
They got married on September 27, 1941 at Baarderadeel (Fr), he was 23 years old.Source 3
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Sources
Bevolkingsregister Dantumadeel
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/179626/meulen_van_der
Huwelijksregister 1941, Baarderadeel
Historical events
Birthday August 25, 1918
- The temperature on August 25, 1918 was between 5.1 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (79%). 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 Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
- January 24 » The Gregorian calendar is introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People's Commissars effective February 14 (New Style).
- February 5 » SSTuscania is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland; it is the first ship carrying American troops to Europe to be torpedoed and sunk.
- April 21 » World War I: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme in France.
- April 24 » World War I: First tank-to-tank combat, during the second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux. Three British Mark IVs meet three German A7Vs.
- September 15 » World War I: Allied troops break through the Bulgarian defenses on the Macedonian front.
- December 1 » The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is proclaimed.
Day of marriage September 27, 1941
- The temperature on September 27, 1941 was between 11.8 °C and 22.7 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- 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 1941: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
- January 2 » World War II: German bombing severely damages the Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.
- January 22 » World War II: British and Commonwealth troops capture Tobruk from Italian forces during Operation Compass.
- January 28 » Franco-Thai War: Final air battle of the conflict. A Japanese-mediated armistice goes into effect later in the day.
- April 10 » World War II: The Axis powers establish the Independent State of Croatia.
- May 15 » Joe DiMaggio begins a 56-game hitting streak.
- September 1 » The Nazis execute 2,500 Jews by shooting in Ostroh, Ukraine.
Day of death April 20, 1997
- The temperature on April 20, 1997 was between 0.1 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (70%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
- February 28 » GRB 970228, a highly luminous flash of gamma rays, strikes the Earth for 80 seconds, providing early evidence that gamma-ray bursts occur well beyond the Milky Way.
- July 10 » In London, scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which supports the "out of Africa theory" of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.
- August 29 » At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria.
- September 19 » The Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria kills 53 people.
- September 26 » An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse.
- December 22 » Acteal massacre: Attendees at a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic activists for indigenous causes in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas are massacred by paramilitary forces.
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