Family tree Weening » Grietje van der Meer (1877-1960)
Personal data Grietje van der Meer
- She was born on October 11, 1877 in Opeinde, gem. Smallingerland (Fr).Source 1
- She died on February 18, 1960 in Rauwerd, gem. Rauwerderhem (Fr), she was 82 years old.Source 2
- A child of Jakob van der Meer and Feikje Liebes Postma
- This information was last updated on April 4, 2024.
Household of Grietje van der Meer
She is married to Fokke Hoeksma.
They got married on May 12, 1900 at Smallingerland (Fr), she was 22 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Johannes Hoeksma 1901-
- Theresia Aurelia Hoeksma 1903-1976
- Jacob Hoeksma 1911-
The couple were divorced from October 19, 1950 at Magdeburg, Saksen-Anhalt, Duitsland.
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Historical events
Birthday October 11, 1877
- The temperature on October 11, 1877 was about 11.9 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 1 » Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom is proclaimed Empress of India.
- April 24 » Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire.
- June 15 » Henry Ossian Flipper becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy.
- June 20 » Alexander Graham Bell installs the world's first commercial telephone service in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
- September 24 » The Battle of Shiroyama is a decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion.
- October 22 » The Blantyre mining disaster in Scotland kills 207 miners.
Day of marriage May 12, 1900
- The temperature on May 12, 1900 was about 7.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. 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 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 9 » The Davis Cup competition is established.
- February 27 » The British Labour Party is founded.
- March 14 » The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard.
- April 14 » The Exposition Universelle begins.
- May 24 » Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.
- August 14 » The Eight-Nation Alliance occupies Beijing, China, in a campaign to end the bloody Boxer Rebellion in China.
Day of death February 18, 1960
- The temperature on February 18, 1960 was between -4.6 °C and 4.3 °C and averaged -0.6 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (64%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
- July 8 » Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage resulting from his flight over the Soviet Union.
- July 11 » France legislates for the independence of Dahomey (later Benin), Upper Volta (later Burkina) and Niger.
- August 7 » Ivory Coast becomes independent from France.
- September 5 » Poet Léopold Sédar Senghor is the first elected President of Senegal.
- September 24 » USSEnterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched.
- December 14 » Convention against Discrimination in Education of UNESCO is adopted.
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