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Personal data Roelof Meyer 


Household of Roelof Meyer

He is married to Jitske Zuidema.

They got married on May 14, 1908 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 24 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  2. Fokje Meyer  1912-1989 
  3. Willem Meyer  1914-

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1884, Dantumadeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1962, Kollumerland c.a.
  3. https://www.online-begraafplaatsen.nl/zerken.asp?sortpers=leeftijd&command=showgraf&bgp=2076&grafid=1932649&char=Z
  4. Huwelijksregister 1908, Kollumerland c.a.

Historical events

Birthday March 8, 1884

  • The temperature on March 8, 1884 was about 2.8 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1884: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 1 » The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
    • February 19 » More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.
    • May 1 » The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions demands the eight-hour work day in the United States.
    • October 6 » The Naval War College of the United States is founded in Rhode Island.
    • October 13 » The International Meridian Conference establishes the meridian of the Greenwich Observatory as the prime meridian.
    • December 10 » Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published.

Day of marriage May 14, 1908

  • The temperature on May 14, 1908 was between 3.7 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
    • January 21 » New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
    • January 28 » Members of the Portuguese Republican Party fail in their attempted coup d'état against the administrative dictatorship of Prime Minister João Franco.
    • April 14 » Hauser Dam, a steel dam on the Missouri River in Montana, U.S., fails, sending a surge of water 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1m) high downstream.
    • June 18 » The University of the Philippines is established.
    • October 1 » Ford Model T automobiles are offered for sale at a price of US$825.
    • October 14 » The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series.

Day of death October 21, 1962

  • The temperature on October 21, 1962 was between 6.4 °C and 14.6 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (84%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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.
    • January 12 » Vietnam War: Operation Chopper, the first American combat mission in the war, takes place.
    • March 2 » In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup d'état.
    • 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.
    • September 25 » The North Yemen Civil War begins when Abdullah al-Sallal dethrones the newly crowned Imam al-Badr and declares Yemen a republic under his presidency.
    • December 11 » Arthur Lucas, convicted of murder, is the last person to be executed in Canada.


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