Family tree Van Wijk » Meindert van der Ley(ij) (1891-1976)
Personal data Meindert van der Ley(ij)
- He was born on November 15, 1891 in Nieuw Amsterdam (Emmen).
- Birth registration on November 16, 1891.Source 1
- He died on June 5, 1976 in Nieuw Amsterdam (Emmen), he was 84 years old.
- He is buried in Nieuw Amsterdam (Emmen).Source 2
- A child of Wytze Jitzes van der Ley(ij) and Grietje Harmens van Wijk
- This information was last updated on September 30, 2007.
Household of Meindert van der Ley(ij)
He is married to Aafje van der Scheer.
They got married on March 4, 1922 at Emmen, he was 30 years old.Source 3
Beroep: arbeider
Beroep Aafje: arbeidster
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Historical events
Birthday November 15, 1891
- The temperature on November 15, 1891 was about 6.1 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 29 » Liliuokalani is proclaimed the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
- March 3 » Shoshone National Forest is established as the first national forest in the US and world.
- April 1 » The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.
- May 16 » The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world's first long-distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).
- October 28 » The Mino–Owari earthquake is the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history.
- December 22 » Asteroid 323 Brucia becomes the first asteroid discovered using photography.
Day of marriage March 4, 1922
- The temperature on March 4, 1922 was between 6.6 °C and 11.5 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 6.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 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 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 Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
- February 9 » Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
- April 16 » The Treaty of Rapallo, pursuant to which Germany and the Soviet Union re-establish diplomatic relations, is signed.
- April 20 » The Soviet government creates South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within Georgian SSR.
- June 28 » The Irish Civil War begins with the shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin by Free State forces.
- August 22 » Michael Collins, Commander-in-chief of the Irish Free State Army, is shot dead in an ambush during the Irish Civil War.
- December 27 » Japanese aircraft carrierHōshō becomes the first purpose built aircraft carrier to be commissioned in the world.
Day of death June 5, 1976
- The temperature on June 5, 1976 was between 2.4 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 14.9 hours of sunshine (90%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 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 1976: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.7 million citizens.
- January 18 » Lebanese Christian militias kill at least 1,000 in Karantina, Beirut.
- April 13 » The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration.
- June 16 » Soweto uprising: A non-violent march by 15,000 students in Soweto, South Africa, turns into days of rioting when police open fire on the crowd.
- July 17 » The opening of the Summer Olympics in Montreal is marred by 25 African teams boycotting the games because of New Zealand's participation. Contrary to rulings by other international sports organizations, the IOC had declined to exclude New Zealand because of their participation in South African sporting events during apartheid.
- October 6 » Dozens are killed by the Thai army in the Thammasat University massacre.
- November 26 » "Anarchy in the U.K.", the debut single of the Sex Pistols, is released, heralding the arrival of punk rock
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