Genealogy Harssema » Douwe Durks BOERSMA (1886-1961)

Personal data Douwe Durks BOERSMA 


Household of Douwe Durks BOERSMA

He is married to Tietje Gerrits van der KOOI.

They got married on June 4, 1904 at Kollumerland c.a. Friesland Netherlands, he was 18 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Durk Douwes BOERSMA  1904-1978
  2. Antje Douwes BOERSMA  1913-1974 


Notes about Douwe Durks BOERSMA

12C2R from Harcko Iwema (1485 - 1542) and Haebe Idema (1485 - ?).

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Historical events

  • The temperature on February 27, 1886 was about -2.2 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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.
    • March 1 » The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham.
    • March 27 » Geronimo, Apache warrior, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
    • April 8 » William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
    • May 5 » The Bay View massacre: A militia fires into a crowd of protesters in Milwaukee, killing seven.
    • June 26 » Henri Moissan isolated elemental Fluorine for the first time.
    • November 14 » Friedrich Soennecken first developed the hole puncher, a type of office tool capable of punching small holes in paper.
  • The temperature on June 4, 1904 was between 8.9 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 1904: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
    • April 5 » The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh and Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England.
    • April 8 » The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.
    • May 9 » The steam locomotive City of Truro becomes the first steam engine in Europe to exceed 100mph (160km/h).
    • August 23 » The automobile tire chain is patented.
    • October 27 » The first underground New York City Subway line opens, later designated as the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line.
    • November 16 » English engineer John Ambrose Fleming receives a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube).
  • The temperature on December 18, 1961 was between -8.4 °C and -1.7 °C and averaged -6.0 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (81%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1961: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
    • March 2 » John F. Kennedy announces the creation of the Peace Corps in a nationally televised broadcast.
    • April 12 » Cold War: Space Race: The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first manned orbital flight, Vostok 1.
    • May 5 » Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into outer space, on a sub-orbital flight.
    • August 21 » American country music singer Patsy Cline returns to record producer Owen Bradley's studio in Nashville, Tennessee to record her vocals to Willie Nelson's "Crazy", which would become her signature song.
    • October 29 » Syria exits from the United Arab Republic.
    • December 2 » In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist–Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism.


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  • 1961 » Leo Reisman, American violinist and bandleader (b. 1897)
  • 1969 » Charles Dvorak, American pole vaulter and coach (b. 1878)
  • 1971 » Bobby Jones, American golfer and lawyer (b. 1902)
  • 1971 » Diana Lynn, American actress (b. 1926)
  • 1973 » Allamah Rasheed Turabi, Indian-Pakistani religious leader and philosopher (b. 1908)
  • 1974 » Harry Hooper, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1887)

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