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Personal data Hielke Merkus 


Household of Hielke Merkus

He is married to Ynskje Dijkstra.

They got married on March 14, 1936 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 19 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Hielke Merkus

Hylke Poppes Merkus
1853-1907
Nieske Bouwes Boersma
1854-1929
Freerk Weening
1863-1939
Tietje Pieters Rauwerda
1868-1943
Bouwe Merkus
1888-1970

Hielke Merkus
1916-1982

1936

Ynskje Dijkstra
1916-2001


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1916, Achtkarspelen
  2. http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/304085/merkus
  3. Huwelijksregister 1936, Achtkarspelen

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Historical events

Birthday April 1, 1916

  • The temperature on April 1, 1916 was between -2.3 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.1 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
    • March 8 » World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of Kut (present-day Iraq) in the Battle of Dujaila.
    • June 3 » The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
    • June 4 » World War I: Russia opens the Brusilov Offensive with an artillery barrage of Austro-Hungarian lines in Galicia.
    • September 3 » World War I: Leefe Robinson destroys the German airship Schütte-Lanz SL 11 over Cuffley, north of London; the first German airship to be shot down on British soil.
    • December 6 » World War I: The Central Powers capture Bucharest.
    • December 29 » A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the first novel by James Joyce, was first published as a book by an American publishing house B. W. Huebschis after it had been serialized in The Egoist (1914–15).

Day of marriage March 14, 1936

  • The temperature on March 14, 1936 was between 0.5 °C and 3.0 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
    • April 27 » The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
    • June 28 » The Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang is formed in northern China.
    • July 20 » The Montreux Convention is signed in Switzerland, authorizing Turkey to fortify the Dardanelles and Bosphorus but guaranteeing free passage to ships of all nations in peacetime.
    • July 26 » Spanish Civil War: Germany and Italy decide to intervene in the war in support for Francisco Franco and the Nationalist faction.
    • August 24 » The Australian Antarctic Territory is created.
    • November 2 » The British Broadcasting Corporation initiates the BBC Television Service, the world's first regular, "high-definition" (then defined as at least 200 lines) service. Renamed BBC1 in 1964, the channel still runs to this day.

Day of death November 18, 1982

  • The temperature on November 18, 1982 was between 7.2 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 7.4 mm of rain during 5.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 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 Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Saturday, May 29, 1982 to Thursday, November 4, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt III, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1982: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
    • January 28 » US Army general James L. Dozier is rescued by Italian anti-terrorism forces from captivity by the Red Brigades.
    • March 14 » The South African government bombs the headquarters of the African National Congress in London.
    • March 19 » Falklands War: Argentinian forces land on South Georgia Island, precipitating war with the United Kingdom.
    • May 1 » Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacks the Argentine Air Force during Falklands War.
    • May 12 » During a procession outside the shrine of the Virgin Mary in Fátima, Portugal, security guards overpower Juan María Fernández y Krohn before he can attack Pope John Paul II with a bayonet.
    • May 25 » Falklands War: HMS Coventry is sunk by Argentine Air Force A-4 Skyhawks.


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