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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 16 » Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel.
    • April 20 » Opening day for baseball's Tiger Stadium in Detroit, and Fenway Park in Boston.
    • May 5 » Pravda, the "voice" of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, begins publication in Saint Petersburg.
    • September 28 » The Ulster Covenant is signed by some 500,000 Ulster Protestant Unionists in opposition to the Third Irish Home Rule Bill.
    • December 16 » First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli.
    • December 28 » The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco.

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.
    • March 18 » Spanish Civil War: Spanish Republican forces defeat the Italians at the Battle of Guadalajara.
    • April 26 » Spanish Civil War: Guernica, Spain, is bombed by German Luftwaffe.
    • June 14 » Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday.
    • July 9 » The silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation are destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire.
    • September 25 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Eighth Route Army gains a minor, but morale-boosting victory in the Battle of Pingxingguan.
    • December 22 » The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.

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 13 » The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is signed.
    • March 24 » Discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.
    • July 26 » Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashes into a ridge on Mt. Ungeo on its third attempt to land at Mokpo Airport, South Korea. Sixty-eight of the 116 people onboard are killed.
    • August 21 » NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.
    • September 24 » The Cambodian monarchy is restored, with Norodom Sihanouk as king.
    • October 7 » The flood of '93 ends at St. Louis, Missouri, 103 days after it began, as the Mississippi River falls below flood stage.


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