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Personal data Gerrit Merkus 


Household of Gerrit Merkus

He is married to Eelkje de Boer.

They got married on June 1, 1937 at Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 25 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerrit Merkus

Harmen Jans Merkus
1849-1912
Doetje Annes de Boer
1844-1932
Gerrit Foppes Lijzenga
1846-1884
Geertje Taedes Kootstra
1835-1884
Jan Merkus
1875-1953
Akke Lijzenga
1875-1942

Gerrit Merkus
1912-1993

1937

Eelkje de Boer
1912-2002


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1912, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. www.online-begraafplaatsen.nl
  3. Huwelijksregister 1937, Oostdongeradeel

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Historical events

Birthday January 13, 1912

  • The temperature on January 13, 1912 was between 1.5 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • April 15 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic sinks in the North Atlantic at 2:20a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg. Only 710 of 2,227 passengers and crew on board survive.
    • September 2 » Arthur Rose Eldred is awarded the first Eagle Scout award of the Boy Scouts of America.
    • October 8 » The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire.
    • October 14 » Former president Theodore Roosevelt is shot and mildly wounded by John Flammang Schrank. With the fresh wound in his chest, and the bullet still within it, Roosevelt delivers his scheduled speech.
    • October 18 » First Balkan War: King Peter I of Serbia issues a declaration "To the Serbian People", as his country joins the war.
    • December 16 » First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli.

Day of marriage June 1, 1937

  • The temperature on June 1, 1937 was between 6.3 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 10.4 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • May 12 » The Duke and Duchess of York are crowned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Westminster Abbey.
    • May 27 » In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California.
    • June 11 » Great Purge: The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin executes eight army leaders.
    • August 1 » Josip Broz Tito reads the resolution "Manifesto of constitutional congress of KPH" to the constitutive congress of KPH (Croatian Communist Party) in woods near Samobor.
    • October 11 » The Duke and Duchess of Windsor tour Nazi Germany for 12 days and meet Adolf Hitler on the 22nd.
    • December 11 » Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Italy leaves the League of Nations.

Day of death June 25, 1993

  • The temperature on June 25, 1993 was between 8.9 °C and 15.9 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1993: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.2 million citizens.
    • January 6 » Indian Border Security Force units kill 55 Kashmiri civilians in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, in revenge after militants ambushed a BSF patrol.
    • March 27 » Jiang Zemin is appointed President of the People's Republic of China.
    • July 25 » The Saint James Church massacre occurs in Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa.
    • August 9 » The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
    • September 9 » Israeli–Palestinian peace process: The Palestine Liberation Organization officially recognizes Israel as a legitimate state.
    • October 4 » Battle of Mogadishu occurs killing 18 U.S. Special Forces, two UN Peacekeepers and at least 600 Somalian militia men and civilians.


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