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Personal data Douwe Jacob Dirks 


Household of Douwe Jacob Dirks

He is married to Gerhardine Egberta Pots.

They got married on February 19, 1910 at Winschoten, Groningen, he was 33 years old.Source 3

Zij verhuizen 21-9-1921 van Utrecht naar Tuindorp, Coevorden; 16-7-1927 naar Amsterdam.

Child(ren):

  3. Roelof Pieter Dirks  1916-1999 
  4. Wouter Klaas Dirks  1916-1972


Notes about Douwe Jacob Dirks

Beroep: 1910 architect-interieur; 1921-1927 chef-verkoper.

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Sources

  1. - www.AlleFriezen.nl - aktenummer 173
  2. - www.WieWasWie.nl - aktenummer 178
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Historical events

Birthday August 13, 1876

  • The temperature on August 13, 1876 was about 23.2 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 32%. 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 year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 15 » The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
    • February 2 » The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.
    • April 20 » The April Uprising begins. Its suppression shocks European opinion, and Bulgarian independence becomes a condition for ending the Russo-Turkish War.
    • May 10 » The Centennial Exposition is opened in Philadelphia.
    • August 31 » Ottoman Sultan Murad V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abdul Hamid II.
    • September 7 » In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens.

Day of marriage February 19, 1910

  • The temperature on February 19, 1910 was between 4.6 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 1910: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
    • January 15 » Construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 325ft (99m).
    • February 8 » The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.
    • May 31 » The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.
    • June 25 » Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird is premiered in Paris, bringing him to prominence as a composer.
    • August 29 » The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, also known as the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty, becomes effective, officially starting the period of Japanese rule in Korea.
    • September 20 » The ocean liner SSFrance, later known as the "Versailles of the Atlantic", is launched.

Day of death August 18, 1944

  • The temperature on August 18, 1944 was between 14.6 °C and 26.0 °C and averaged 20.0 °C. There was 10.1 hours of sunshine (69%). 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • April 4 » World War II: First bombardment of oil refineries in Bucharest by Anglo-American forces kills 3000 civilians.
    • August 13 » World War II: German troops begin the pillage and razing of Anogeia in Crete that would continue until September 5.
    • August 20 » World War II: One hundred sixty-eight captured allied airmen, including Phil Lamason, accused by the Gestapo of being "terror fliers", arrive at Buchenwald concentration camp.
    • September 3 » Holocaust: Diarist Anne Frank and her family are placed on the last transport train from the Westerbork transit camp to the Auschwitz concentration camp, arriving three days later.
    • September 5 » Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg constitute Benelux.
    • October 8 » World War II: Captain Bobbie Brown earns a Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Crucifix Hill, just outside Aachen.


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