Genealogische database Eisenga » Douke Swierenga (1878-1954)

Personal data Douke Swierenga 

Source 1

Household of Douke Swierenga

He is married to Jantje Swierenga.Source 2

They got married on May 14, 1903 at Ten Boer, GR, NLD, he was 24 years old.


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Douke Swierenga

Douke Swierenga
1878-1954

1903

Jantje Swierenga
1877-1959

Cornelia Catrientje Swierenga
1912-1999

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Sources

  1. Geboorteakte, nr. 135, gemeente Ten Boer (Algemene bron)
  2. Huwelijksakte, nr. 10, gemeente Ten Boer (Algemene bron)

Historical events

Birthday September 26, 1878

  • The temperature on September 26, 1878 was about 14.9 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 4 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Sofia is liberated from Ottoman rule and designated the capital of Liberated Bulgaria.
    • January 9 » Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
    • January 28 » Yale Daily News becomes the first independent daily college newspaper in the United States.
    • February 22 » In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores.
    • July 1 » Canada joins the Universal Postal Union.
    • October 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.

Day of marriage May 14, 1903

  • The temperature on May 14, 1903 was between 8.0 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (7%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • April 19 » The Kishinev pogrom in Kishinev (Bessarabia) begins, forcing tens of thousands of Jews to later seek refuge in Palestine and the Western world.
    • June 11 » A group of Serbian officers stormed the royal palace and assassinated King Alexander Obrenović and his wife, Queen Draga.
    • June 16 » Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
    • October 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
    • October 31 » The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
    • December 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Day of death January 2, 1954

  • The temperature on January 2, 1954 was between -6.9 °C and 2.0 °C and averaged -2.3 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (86%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1954: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
    • February 10 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam.
    • March 19 » Willie Mosconi sets a world record by running 526 consecutive balls without a miss during a straight pool exhibition at East High Billiard Club in Springfield, Ohio, setting a record that remains unbroken.
    • June 14 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words "under God" into the United States Pledge of Allegiance.
    • July 4 » Rationing ends in the United Kingdom.
    • November 12 » Ellis Island ceased operations.
    • November 30 » In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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About the surname Swierenga


The Genealogische database Eisenga publication was prepared by Ruut Eisenga (contact is not possible).
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