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Personal data Geeltje Sterk 


Household of Geeltje Sterk

She is married to Anne van der Veen.

They got married on January 24, 1903 at Smallingerland (Fr), she was 17 years old.Source 3


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Geeltje Sterk

Geeltje Sterk
1885-1962

1903

Anne van der Veen
1883-1962

Jan Henderikus van der Veen
1912-????

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1885, Doniawerstal
  2. Overlijdensregister 1962, Smallingerland
  3. Huwelijksregister 1903, Smallingerland

Historical events

Birthday August 6, 1885

  • The temperature on August 6, 1885 was about 17.2 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 17 » A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.
    • January 26 » Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.
    • March 23 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Phu Lam Tao near Hưng Hóa, northern Vietnam.
    • March 30 » The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empire.
    • June 3 » In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police.
    • November 28 » Bulgarian victory in the Serbo-Bulgarian War preserves the Unification of Bulgaria.

Day of marriage January 24, 1903

  • The temperature on January 24, 1903 was between -1.2 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. 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 9 » Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, son of the poet Alfred Tennyson, becomes the second Governor-General of Australia.
    • April 19 » The Kishinev pogrom in Kishinev (Bessarabia) begins, forcing tens of thousands of Jews to later seek refuge in Palestine and the Western world.
    • April 29 » A landslide kills 70 people in Frank, in the District of Alberta, Canada.
    • June 16 » The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
    • July 19 » Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France.
    • December 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Day of death April 4, 1962

  • The temperature on April 4, 1962 was between 4.9 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 8.9 mm of rain during 7.1 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (15%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 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 1962: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
    • February 7 » The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports.
    • March 18 » The Évian Accords end the Algerian War of Independence, which had begun in 1954.
    • June 3 » At Paris Orly Airport, Air France Flight 007 overruns the runway and explodes when the crew attempts to abort takeoff, killing 130.
    • July 5 » The official independence of Algeria is proclaimed after an 8-year-long war with France.
    • September 13 » An appeals court orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith, the first African-American student admitted to the segregated university.
    • December 8 » Workers at four New York City newspapers (this later increases to nine) go on strike for 114 days.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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