Family tree Weening » Gerritje van der Wal (1868-1950)
Personal data Gerritje van der Wal
- She was born on September 14, 1868 in Kooten, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: dienstmeid.
- She died on March 23, 1950 in Kooten, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr), she was 81 years old.Source 2
- A child of Jelle Jans van der Wal and Ynske Pieters Ellens
- This information was last updated on June 30, 2024.
Household of Gerritje van der Wal
She is married to Jelle Merkus.
They got married on May 26, 1894 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), she was 25 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Ynskje Merkus 1895-1918
- Jelle Merkus 1897-1981
- Iemkje Merkus 1900-1978
- Atze Merkus 1901-
- Jan Merkus 1904-
- Roel Merkus 1906-
- Sytske Merkus 1916-1997
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Birthday September 14, 1868
- The temperature on September 14, 1868 was about 10.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- June 10 » Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia is assassinated.
- July 25 » The Wyoming Territory is established.
- September 25 » The Imperial Russian steam frigate Alexander Nevsky is shipwrecked off Jutland while carrying Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia.
- November 30 » A statue of King Charles XII of Sweden is inaugurated in Stockholm's Kungsträdgården.
- December 11 » Paraguayan War: Brazilian troops defeat Paraguayan at the Battle of Avay.
- December 25 » Pardons for ex-Confederates: United States President Andrew Johnson grants an unconditional pardon to all Confederate veterans.
Day of marriage May 26, 1894
- The temperature on May 26, 1894 was about 11.0 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1894: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 7 » Thomas Edison makes a kinetoscopic film of someone sneezing. On the same day, his employee, William Kennedy Dickson, receives a patent for motion picture film.
- June 24 » Marie François Sadi Carnot is assassinated by Sante Geronimo Caserio.
- July 25 » The First Sino-Japanese War begins when the Japanese fire upon a Chinese warship.
- November 1 » Nicholas II becomes the new (and last) Tsar of Russia after his father, Alexander III, dies.
- November 21 » Port Arthur, China, falls to the Japanese, a decisive victory of the First Sino-Japanese War; Japanese troops are accused of massacring the remaining inhabitants.
- December 22 » The Dreyfus affair begins in France, when Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted of treason.
Day of death March 23, 1950
- The temperature on March 23, 1950 was between 5.1 °C and 12.4 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 5.4 mm of rain during 4.4 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1950: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
- March 1 » Cold War: Klaus Fuchs is convicted of spying for the Soviet Union by disclosing top secret atomic bomb data.
- May 19 » Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce.
- October 19 » China defeats the Tibetan Army at Chambo.
- October 21 » Korean War: Heavy fighting begins between British and Australian forces against the North Koreans during the Battle of Yongju.
- November 17 » Lhamo Dondrub is officially named the 14th Dalai Lama.
- November 25 » The Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950 impacts 22 American states, killing 353 people, injuring over 160, and causing US$66.7 million in damages (1950 dollars).
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