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Personal data Jan van der Meer 


Household of Jan van der Meer

He is married to Eelkje Veenstra.

They got married on May 14, 1904 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 21 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Iebele van der Meer  1904-1972 
  2. Fokke van der Meer  1905-1984
  3. Tjisse van der Meer  1908-1908

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1883, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1962, Leeuwarderadeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1904, Kollumerland c.a.

Historical events

Birthday January 13, 1883

  • The temperature on January 13, 1883 was about -2.7 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 75 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • 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 1883: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 16 » The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is enacted by Congress.
    • June 16 » The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England, kills 183 children.
    • August 27 » Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.
    • November 18 » American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.
    • November 30 » The style of western calendar, Common Era is conveyed to Joseon (Early-Modern Korean kingdom]].
    • December 16 » Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel.

Day of marriage May 14, 1904

  • The temperature on May 14, 1904 was between 9.5 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
    • January 7 » The distress signal "CQD" is established only to be replaced two years later by "SOS".
    • January 8 » The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system.
    • February 17 » Madama Butterfly receives its première at La Scala in Milan.
    • February 28 » S.L. Benfica is founded in Portugal.
    • April 8 » The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.
    • August 10 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place.

Day of death January 16, 1962

  • The temperature on January 16, 1962 was between 3.4 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 6.0 mm of rain during 10.8 hours. 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.
    • January 1 » Western Samoa achieves independence from New Zealand; its name is changed to the Independent State of Western Samoa.
    • July 23 » Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
    • August 15 » James Joseph Dresnok defects to North Korea after running across the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Dresnok died in 2016.
    • August 30 » Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since World War II and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war.
    • October 9 » A visible light-emitting diode (LED) is first demonstrated in Syracuse, New York.
    • October 9 » Uganda becomes an independent Commonwealth realm.


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