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Personal data Grietje Heijs 

  • She was born on June 17, 1921 in Zevenhuizen, gem. Leek, Groningen, Nederland.Source 1
  • She died on February 25, 2009 in -, she was 87 years old.Source 2
  • She is buried in Zevenhuizen, gem. Leek, Groningen, Nederland.
  • This information was last updated on May 7, 2025.

Household of Grietje Heijs

She is married to Hendrikus van Dijken.

They got married on April 6, 1948 at Leek (Gr), she was 26 years old.Source 3

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Sources

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  2. https://graftombe.nl/names/info/1986791/heijs
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Historical events

Birthday June 17, 1921

  • The temperature on June 17, 1921 was between 3.5 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 12.6 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 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 8 » Spanish Prime Minister Eduardo Dato Iradier is assassinated while exiting the parliament building in Madrid.
    • March 17 » The Second Polish Republic adopts the March Constitution.
    • March 31 » The Royal Australian Air Force is formed.
    • June 15 » Bessie Coleman earns her pilot's license, becoming the first female pilot of African-American descent.
    • October 26 » The Chicago Theatre opens.
    • November 14 » The Communist Party of Spain is founded, and issues the first edition of Mundo obrero.

Day of death February 25, 2009

  • The temperature on February 25, 2009 was between 2.5 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (7%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2009: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Sixty-six people die in a nightclub fire in Bangkok, Thailand.
    • May 1 » Same-sex marriage is legalized in Sweden.
    • June 19 » War in North-West Pakistan: The Pakistani Armed Forces open Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Taliban and other Islamist rebels in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
    • August 26 » Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard is discovered alive in California after being missing for over 18 years.
    • September 24 » The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance.
    • September 29 » The 8.1 Mw  Samoa earthquake results in a tsunami that kills 189 and injures hundreds.


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