Family tree Weening » Olfert van Dijk (1921-1996)
Personal data Olfert van Dijk
- He was born on March 27, 1921 in Doezum, gem. Grootegast (Gr).Source 1
- He died on January 10, 1996 in -, he was 74 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Groningen (Gr).
- A child of Iene van Dijk and Jantiena Sikkens
- This information was last updated on November 1, 2024.
Household of Olfert van Dijk
He is married to Wilhelmina de Haan.
They got married
Child(ren):
- Jacob van Dijk 1960-1965
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Historical events
Birthday March 27, 1921
- The temperature on March 27, 1921 was between 3.2 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 1921: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
- March 19 » Irish War of Independence: One of the biggest engagements of the war takes place at Crossbarry, County Cork. About 100 Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteers escape an attempt by over 1,300 British forces to encircle them.
- May 3 » West Virginia becomes the first state to legislate a broad sales tax, but does not implement it until a number of years later due to enforcement issues.
- July 11 » A truce in the Irish War of Independence comes into effect.
- August 3 » Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban of the eight Chicago Black Sox, the day after they were acquitted by a Chicago court.
- October 19 » The Portuguese Prime Minister and several officials are murdered in the Bloody Night coup.
- October 29 » United States: Second trial of Sacco and Vanzetti in Boston, Massachusetts.
Day of death January 10, 1996
- The temperature on January 10, 1996 was between 3.6 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1996: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 15.5 million citizens.
- February 9 » The Provisional Irish Republican Army declares the end to its 18-month ceasefire and explodes a large bomb in London's Canary Wharf, killing two people.
- March 4 » A derailed train in Weyauwega, Wisconsin (USA) causes the emergency evacuation of 2,300 people for 16 days.
- May 20 » Civil rights: The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Romer v. Evans against a law that would have prevented any city, town or county in the state of Colorado from taking any legislative, executive, or judicial action to protect the rights of gays and lesbians.
- July 17 » TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board.
- November 21 » Humberto Vidal explosion: Thirty-three people die when a Humberto Vidal shoe shop in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico explodes.
- December 29 » Guatemala and leaders of Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity sign a peace accord ending a 36-year civil war.
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