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Household of Rudolf van der Merk

He is married to Taekje Beerda.

They got married on June 18, 1942 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 25 years old.Source 4

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Rudolf van der Merk

Riekele Jans van der Merk
1839-1892
Elisabeth Rudolfs Folkersma
1835-1904
Jacob Dijk
1837-1913
Geeske van der Veen
1849-1924
Matje Dijk
1876-1959

Rudolf van der Merk
1916-1960

1942

Taekje Beerda
1915-????


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1916, Achtkarspelen
  2. https://augustinusga.protestantsekerk.net
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/238703/merk_van_der
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Historical events

Birthday December 13, 1916

  • The temperature on December 13, 1916 was between -0.5 °C and 4.8 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 7.0 mm of rain. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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.
    • January 10 » World War I: In the Erzurum Offensive, Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire.
    • March 9 » Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against the border town of Columbus, New Mexico.
    • June 5 » Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the first American Jew to hold such a position.
    • August 17 » World War I: Romania signs a secret treaty with the Entente Powers. According to the treaty, Romania agreed to join the war on the Allied side.
    • November 19 » Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures.
    • November 21 » Mines from SM U-73 sink the HMHS Britannic, the largest ship lost in the First World War.

Christening day June 3, 1917

  • The temperature on June 3, 1917 was between 7.8 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 12.3 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
    • January 11 » The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
    • January 22 » World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
    • March 26 » World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
    • November 2 » The Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet, in charge of preparation and carrying out the Russian Revolution, holds its first meeting.
    • November 5 » October Revolution: Lenin calls for the October Revolution.
    • December 6 » World War I: USSJacob Jones is the first American destroyer to be sunk by enemy action when it is torpedoed by German submarine SMU-53.

Day of marriage June 18, 1942

  • The temperature on June 18, 1942 was between 8.0 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
    • February 2 » The Osvald Group is responsible for the first, active event of anti-Nazi resistance in Norway, to protest the inauguration of Vidkun Quisling.
    • June 22 » The Pledge of Allegiance is formally adopted by US Congress.
    • July 25 » The Norwegian Manifesto calls for nonviolent resistance to the German occupation.
    • November 11 » World War II: France's zone libre is occupied by German forces in Case Anton.
    • December 4 » World War II: Carlson's patrol during the Guadalcanal Campaign ends.
    • December 15 » World War II: The Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign.

Day of death January 5, 1960

  • The temperature on January 5, 1960 was between 2.4 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 3.9 mm of rain during 7.3 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 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 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.
    • January 6 » National Airlines Flight 2511 is destroyed in mid-air by a bomb, while en route from New York City to Miami.
    • February 26 » A New York-bound Alitalia airliner crashes into a cemetery in Shannon, Ireland, shortly after takeoff, killing 34 of the 52 persons on board.
    • April 25 » The United States Navy submarine USSTriton completes the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.
    • August 1 » Dahomey (later renamed Benin) declares independence from France.
    • August 7 » Ivory Coast becomes independent from France.
    • September 14 » The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded.


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