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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 Lyzenga
1846-1884
Geertje Taedes Kootstra
1835-1884
Jan Merkus
1875-1953
Akke Lyzenga
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

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.
    • January 17 » British polar explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.
    • April 10 » RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage.
    • June 8 » Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.
    • October 18 » First Balkan War: King Peter I of Serbia issues a declaration "To the Serbian People", as his country joins the war.
    • November 27 » Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco.
    • 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.
    • January 15 » Spanish Civil War: Nationalists and Republican both withdraw after suffering heavy losses, ending the Second Battle of the Corunna Road.
    • February 21 » The League of Nations bans foreign national "volunteers" in the Spanish Civil War.
    • May 6 » Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed.
    • July 26 » Spanish Civil War: End of the Battle of Brunete with the Nationalist victory.
    • November 8 » The Nazi exhibition Der ewige Jude ("The Eternal Jew") opens in Munich.
    • December 29 » The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.

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 7 » The Fourth Republic of Ghana is inaugurated with Jerry Rawlings as President.
    • March 7 » The tugboat Thomas Hebert sank off the coast of New Jersey, USA.
    • April 8 » The Republic of North Macedonia joins the United Nations.
    • September 13 » Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shakes hands with Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House after signing the Oslo Accords granting limited Palestinian autonomy.
    • September 22 » A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia.
    • November 18 » In South Africa, 21 political parties approve a new constitution, expanding voting rights and ending white minority rule.


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