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Household of Riekele van der Merk

He is married to Ietske Quarre.

They got married on June 2, 1938 at Smallingerland (Fr), he was 29 years old.Source 4

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Riekele van der Merk

Riekele Jans van der Merk
1839-1892
Elisabeth Rudolfs Folkersma
1835-1904
Foppe Binderts Tinga
1852-1920
Froukje Annes Boersma
1852-1940

Riekele van der Merk
1909-1973

1938

Ietske Quarre
1911-1987


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1909, Achtkarspelen
  2. https://augustinusga.protestantsekerk.net
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/238431/merk_van_der
  4. Huwelijksregister 1938, Smallingerland

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Historical events

Birthday May 8, 1909

  • The temperature on May 8, 1909 was between 2.2 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 13.7 hours of sunshine (90%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
    • February 20 » Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro.
    • April 6 » Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.
    • April 14 » A massacre is organized by the Ottoman Empire against the Armenian population of Cilicia.
    • May 31 » The National Negro Committee, forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), convenes for the first time.
    • June 2 » Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
    • October 16 » William Howard Taft and Porfirio Díaz hold the first summit between a U.S. and a Mexican president. They narrowly escape assassination.

Christening day October 31, 1909

  • The temperature on October 31, 1909 was between 3.9 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
    • January 9 » Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180km; 112mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time.
    • January 16 » Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole.
    • February 15 » The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.
    • February 20 » Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro.
    • April 11 » The city of Tel Aviv is founded.
    • May 13 » The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.

Day of marriage June 2, 1938

  • The temperature on June 2, 1938 was between 7.8 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • March 3 » Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia.
    • June 7 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Nationalist government creates the 1938 Yellow River flood to halt Japanese forces. Five hundred to nine hundred thousand civilians are killed.
    • July 3 » World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58km/h).
    • September 23 » The Czechoslovak army is mobilized in response to the Munich Agreement.
    • September 27 » The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow.
    • December 17 » Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy.

Day of death October 10, 1973

  • The temperature on October 10, 1973 was between 7.8 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 8.7 mm of rain during 10.9 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (9%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1973: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
    • January 11 » Major League Baseball owners vote in approval of the American League adopting the designated hitter position.
    • May 17 » Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.
    • October 10 » U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with evasion of federal income tax.
    • October 17 » OPEC imposes an oil embargo against countries they deem to have helped Israel in the Yom Kippur War.
    • October 25 » Egypt and Israel accept United Nations Security Council Resolution 339.
    • October 31 » Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape. Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escape from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin aboard a hijacked helicopter that landed in the exercise yard.

Day of burial October 13, 1973

  • The temperature on October 13, 1973 was between 1.4 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (26%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1973: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
    • January 14 » Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
    • July 28 » Summer Jam at Watkins Glen: Nearly 600,000 people attend a rock festival at the Watkins Glen International Raceway.
    • October 16 » Henry Kissinger and Lê Đức Thọ are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
    • October 30 » The Bosphorus Bridge in Turkey is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus for the second time.
    • December 6 » The Twenty-fifth Amendment: The United States House of Representatives votes 387–35 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States. (On November 27, the Senate confirmed him 92–3.)
    • December 21 » The Geneva Conference on the Arab–Israeli conflict opens.


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