When Pieternella Didrika Helders was born on 9 July 1838, in Rotterdam, Holland, Netherlands, her father, Pieter Helders, was 40 and her mother, Diderika van der Linden, was 22. She married Gerrit Meijer on 17 November 1869, in Rotterdam, Holland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 16 January 1890, in her hometown, at the age of 51.
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Birth of Vincent van Gogh.
The Dutch abolished slavery in Suriname. The Dutch were among the last Europeans to abolish slavery.
Amstel Brewery was founded on June 11, 1870, in Amsterdam. It is named after the Amstel River which served for refrigeration. They use ice from canals to help keep their brews cold.
German: topographic or status name, from Middle High German selder ‘dweller in a hut or peasant's cottage’.
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