Family tree Weening » Grietje Heijs (1921-2009)

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

  • 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.
    • January 20 » The first Constitution of Turkey is adopted, making fundamental changes in the source and exercise of sovereignty by consecrating the principle of national sovereignty.
    • February 21 » Constituent Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Georgia adopts the country's first constitution.
    • March 1 » Following mass protests in Petrograd demanding greater freedom in the RSFSR, the Kronstadt rebellion began, with sailors and citizens taking up arms against the Bolsheviks.
    • April 11 » Emir Abdullah establishes the first centralised government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan.
    • June 20 » Workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in the city of Chennai, India, begin a four-month strike.
    • September 11 » Nahalal, the first moshav in Palestine, is settled as part of a Zionist plan of creating a Jewish state, later to be Israel.
  • 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 15 » US Airways Flight 1549 ditches safely in the Hudson River after the plane collides with birds less than two minutes after take-off.
    • February 1 » The first cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was formed in Iceland, making her the country's first female prime minister and the world's first openly gay head of government.
    • February 12 » Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashes into a house in Clarence Center, New York while on approach to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, killing all on board and one on the ground.
    • June 12 » A disputed presidential election in Iran leads to wide-ranging local and international protests.
    • July 4 » The Statue of Liberty's crown reopens to the public after eight years of closure due to security concerns following the September 11 attacks.
    • September 30 » The 7.6 Mw  Sumatra earthquake leaves 1,115 people dead.


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