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Personal data Heerke Meyer 


Household of Heerke Meyer

He is married to Dieuwke Schotanus.

They got married on October 9, 1907 at Baarderadeel (Fr), he was 26 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Heerke Meyer

Heerke Tjerks Witteveen
1801-1890
Geertje Jans Oldenburger
1808-1899

Heerke Meyer
1881-1940

1907

Dieuwke Schotanus
1883-1957


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1881, Baarderadeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1940, Harlingen
  3. Huwelijksregister 1907, Baarderadeel

Historical events

Birthday February 8, 1881

  • The temperature on February 8, 1881 was about 4.3 °C. There was 9 mm of rain. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 24 » China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty.
    • May 10 » Carol I is crowned the King of the Romanian Kingdom.
    • June 14 » The White Rajahs territories become the British protectorate of Sarawak.
    • July 1 » The world's first international telephone call is made between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine, United States.
    • July 14 » Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Pat Garrett outside Fort Sumner.
    • December 4 » The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.

Day of marriage October 9, 1907

  • The temperature on October 9, 1907 was between 8.5 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • March 24 » The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published.
    • June 14 » The National Association for Women's Suffrage succeeds in getting Norwegian women the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
    • June 22 » The London Underground's Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opens.
    • October 21 » The 1907 Qaratog earthquake hits the borders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, killing between 12,000 and 15,000 people.
    • December 8 » King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
    • December 31 » The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in Manhattan.

Day of death October 27, 1940

  • The temperature on October 27, 1940 was between -3.4 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (25%). 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 August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
    • May 26 » World War II: Operation Dynamo: In northern France, Allied forces begin a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France.
    • June 15 » World War II: Operation Ariel begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.
    • July 5 » World War II: Foreign relations of Vichy France are severed with the United Kingdom.
    • October 17 » The body of Communist propagandist Willi Münzenberg found in South France, starting a never-resolved mystery.
    • November 10 » The 1940 Vrancea earthquake strikes Romania killing an estimated 1,000 and injuring approximately 4,000 more.
    • November 22 » World War II: Following the initial Italian invasion, Greek troops counterattack into Italian-occupied Albania and capture Korytsa.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1878 » Martin Buber, Austrian-Israeli philosopher and academic († 1965)
  • 1880 » Franz Marc, German soldier and painter († 1916)
  • 1880 » Viktor Schwanneke, German actor and director († 1931)
  • 1882 » Thomas Selfridge, American lieutenant and pilot († 1908)
  • 1883 » Joseph Schumpeter, Czech-American economist and political scientist († 1950)
  • 1884 » Snowy Baker, Australian boxer, rugby player, and actor († 1953)

Source: Wikipedia


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