Family tree Klavers » Jannes Meelker (1886-1932)
Personal data Jannes Meelker
- He was born on December 12, 1886 in Groningen.Source 1
- Fact: (vermelding) Bloedverwantschap met Jordi en Quinten Klavers in %: 0,0122.
- He died on February 7, 1932 in Groningen, he was 45 years old.Source 2
- A child of Jan Meelker and Neeltje Wiegers
- This information was last updated on June 2, 2020.
Household of Jannes Meelker
(1) He is married to Jantje Wijngaard.
They got married on July 20, 1911 at Groningen, he was 24 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Willem Meelker 1912-1919
(2) He is married to Aaltje Sijtsma.
They got married on August 7, 1919 at Kloosterburen, Groningen, he was 32 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
Notes about Jannes Meelker
Beroep: 1911-1914 handelsreiziger; 1918-1919 winkelier; 1932 winkelchef.
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Historical events
Birthday December 12, 1886
- The temperature on December 12, 1886 was about 6.5 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 66 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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 1886: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 18 » Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.
- March 1 » The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham.
- June 26 » Henri Moissan isolated elemental Fluorine for the first time.
- July 3 » The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
- October 28 » President Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.
- November 30 » The Folies Bergère stages its first revue.
Day of marriage August 7, 1919
- The temperature on August 7, 1919 was between 8.4 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
- January 31 » The Battle of George Square takes place in Glasgow, Scotland, during a campaign for shorter working hours.
- February 14 » The Polish–Soviet War begins.
- April 13 » Jallianwala Bagh massacre: British Indian Army troops lead by Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer killed approx 379-1000 unarmed demonstrators including men and women in Amritsar, India; and approximately 1,500 injured.
- June 28 » The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I.
- September 11 » United States Marine Corps invades Honduras.
- December 26 » Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox is sold to the New York Yankees by owner Harry Frazee, allegedly establishing the Curse of the Bambino superstition.
Day of death February 7, 1932
- The temperature on February 7, 1932 was between -6.8 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged -1.8 °C. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
- May 21 » Bad weather forces Amelia Earhart to land in a pasture in Derry, Northern Ireland, and she thereby becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
- July 30 » Premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short.
- November 24 » In Washington, D.C., the FBI Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory (better known as the FBI Crime Lab) officially opens.
- December 7 » German-born Swiss physicist Albert Einstein is granted an American visa.
- December 10 » Thailand becomes a constitutional monarchy.
- December 19 » BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service.
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