Family tree Weening » Geert van der Bijl (1893-1976)
Personal data Geert van der Bijl
- He was born on July 21, 1893 in Wouterswoude, gem. Dantumadeel (Fr).Source 1
- He died on June 16, 1976 in -, he was 82 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Damwoude, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland.
- A child of Dirk Geerts van der Bijl and Zwaantje Gerbens Wiersma
- This information was last updated on October 20, 2024.
Household of Geert van der Bijl
(1) He is married to Aafke Hoekstra.
They got married on September 9, 1916 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 23 years old.Source 3
The couple were divorced from January 3, 1918 at Leeuwarden (Fr).
(2) He is married to Janke Lyzenga.
They got married on April 1, 1920 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 26 years old.Source 4
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1893, Dantumadeel
https://graftombe.nl/names/info/543041/bijl_van_der
Huwelijksregister 1916, Kollumerland c.a.
Huwelijksregister 1920, Dantumadeel
Historical events
Birthday July 21, 1893
- The temperature on July 21, 1893 was about 19.1 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 13 » U.S. Marines land in Honolulu, Hawaii from the USSBoston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution.
- July 11 » The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kōkichi Mikimoto.
- September 20 » Charles Duryea and his brother road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile.
- November 1 » The Battle of Bembezi took place and was the most decisive battle won by the British in the First Matabele War of 1893.
- November 7 » Women's suffrage: Women in the U.S. state of Colorado are granted the right to vote, the second state to do so.
- November 28 » Women's suffrage in New Zealand concludes with the 1893 New Zealand general election.
Day of marriage April 1, 1920
- The temperature on April 1, 1920 was between 3.4 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
- February 20 » An earthquake kills between 114 and 130 in Georgia and heavily damages the town of Gori.
- February 29 » Czechoslovak National Assembly adopts the Constitution.
- March 8 » The Arab Kingdom of Syria, the first modern Arab state to come into existence, is established.
- June 15 » Following the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, Northern Schleswig is transferred from Germany to Denmark.
- November 1 » American fishing schooner Esperanto defeats the Canadian fishing schooner Delawana in the First International Fishing Schooner Championship Races in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
- December 19 » King Constantine I is restored as King of the Hellenes after the death of his son Alexander of Greece and a plebiscite.
Day of death June 16, 1976
- The temperature on June 16, 1976 was between 9.8 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (21%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1976: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.7 million citizens.
- January 3 » The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, comes into force.
- April 7 » Member of Parliament and suspected spy John Stonehouse resigns from the Labour Party (UK) after being arrested for faking his own death.
- May 15 » Aeroflot Flight 1802 crashes in Viktorovka, Chernihiv Raion, killing all 52 people on board.
- June 28 » The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial.
- July 10 » Four mercenaries (one American and three British) are executed in Angola following the Luanda Trial.
- July 18 » Nadia Comăneci becomes the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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- 1971 » John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, Scottish broadcaster, co-founded BBC (b. 1889)
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- 1979 » Nicholas Ray, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1911)
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