Family tree Weening » Tjeerd van der Meer (1887-1965)
Personal data Tjeerd van der Meer
- He was born on August 15, 1887 in Harkema-Opeinde, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: grondwerker.
- He died on June 5, 1965 in -, he was 77 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Drogeham, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).
- A child of Auke van der Meer and Sytske Koster
- This information was last updated on May 19, 2026.
Household of Tjeerd van der Meer
He is married to Sjoerdtje Bergsma.
They got married on May 5, 1917 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 29 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Sytske van der Meer 1917-
- Roel van der Meer 1920-2006
- Auke van der Meer 1922-1973
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- Johannes van der Meer 1926-1998
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- Sytze van der Meer 1928-2014
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- Tjeerd van der Meer 1937-2011
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1887, Achtkarspelen
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/131253/meer_van_der
Huwelijksregister 1917, Achtkarspelen
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Birthday August 15, 1887
- The temperature on August 15, 1887 was about 11.8 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 20 » The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
- June 8 » Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
- July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
- September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
- October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
- November 11 » August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer and George Engel are executed as a result of the Haymarket affair.
Day of marriage May 5, 1917
- The temperature on May 5, 1917 was between 5.7 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 4 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 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.
- April 2 » World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- June 13 » World War I: The deadliest German air raid on London of the war is carried out by Gotha G.IV bombers and results in 162 deaths, including 46 children, and 432 injuries.
- July 27 » World War I: The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.
- July 28 » The Silent Parade took place in New York City, in protest to murders, lynchings, and other violence directed towards African Americans.
- October 26 » First World War: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.
Day of death June 5, 1965
- The temperature on June 5, 1965 was between 5.7 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (14%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1965: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 12.2 million citizens.
- January 26 » Hindi becomes the official language of India.
- March 15 » President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to the Selma crisis, tells U.S. Congress "We shall overcome" while advocating the Voting Rights Act.
- March 21 » Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
- April 6 » Launch of Early Bird, the first commercial communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit.
- April 9 » Astrodome opens. First indoor baseball game is played.
- July 30 » U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare and Medicaid.
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