Family tree Weening » Eelkje "Iekje" van der Meulen (1925-2020)
Personal data Eelkje "Iekje" van der Meulen
- Nickname is Iekje.
- She was born on November 19, 1925 in Harkema-Opeinde, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: dienstbode.
- She died on June 30, 2020 in Leeuwarden (Fr), she was 94 years old.Source 2
- A child of Roel van der Meulen and Antje Mozes
- This information was last updated on August 19, 2026.
Household of Eelkje "Iekje" van der Meulen
She is married to Egbert Spoelstra.
They got married on April 28, 1949 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), she was 23 years old.Source 3
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Historical events
Birthday November 19, 1925
- The temperature on November 19, 1925 was between -4.1 °C and 3.9 °C and averaged -0.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
- January 30 » The Government of Turkey expels Patriarch Constantine VI from Istanbul.
- March 16 » An earthquake occurs in Yunnan, China.
- July 10 » Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins of John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.
- July 21 » Malcolm Campbell becomes the first man to exceed 150mph (241km/h) on land. At Pendine Sands in Wales, he drives Sunbeam 350HP built by Sunbeam at a two-way average speed of 150.33mph (242km/h).
- August 9 » A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India.
- September 3 » USSShenandoah, the United States' first American-built rigid airship, was destroyed in a squall line over Noble County, Ohio. Fourteen of her 42-man crew perished, including her commander, Zachary Lansdowne.
Day of marriage April 28, 1949
- The temperature on April 28, 1949 was between 4.5 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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)
- From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
- In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
- February 14 » The Asbestos Strike begins in Canada. The strike marks the beginning of the Quiet Revolution in Quebec.
- April 7 » The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific opened on Broadway; it would run for 1,925 performances and win ten Tony Awards.
- May 4 » The entire Torino football team (except for two players who did not take the trip: Sauro Tomà, due to an injury and Renato Gandolfi, because of coach request) is killed in a plane crash.
- September 4 » The Peekskill riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York.
- September 27 » Zeng Liansong's design is chosen as the flag of the People's Republic of China.
- October 16 » The Greek Communist Party announces a "temporary cease-fire", thus ending the Greek Civil War.
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