Genealogy Harssema » Gerhard RETSEMA (1871-1936)

Personal data Gerhard RETSEMA 


Household of Gerhard RETSEMA

He is married to Harmke BOSKER.

They got married on November 23, 1909 at Slochteren Groningen Netherlands, he was 38 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Klaas RETSEMA  1911-1995
  2. Friedrik RETSEMA  1914-1980


Notes about Gerhard RETSEMA

4C3R from Jelte Popkes (ca 1690 - bef 1747) and Lijsbeth Tjapkes (bef 1685 - ?).

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Birthday May 20, 1871

  • The temperature on May 20, 1871 was about 14.5 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. 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)
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 17 » The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
    • March 28 » The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.
    • March 29 » Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria.
    • May 21 » French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested.
    • October 8 » The Great Chicago Fire and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire break out.
    • October 24 » An estimated 17 to 20 Chinese immigrants are lynched in Los Angeles, California.

Day of marriage November 23, 1909

  • The temperature on November 23, 1909 was between -5.4 °C and 2.5 °C and averaged -0.9 °C. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
    • January 25 » Richard Strauss's opera Elektra receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera.
    • February 20 » Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro.
    • February 23 » The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.
    • March 31 » Serbia formally withdraws its opposition to Austro-Hungarian actions in the Bosnian Crisis.
    • April 14 » A massacre is organized by the Ottoman Empire against the Armenian population of Cilicia.
    • May 13 » The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.

Day of death November 13, 1936

  • The temperature on November 13, 1936 was between 5.7 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
    • April 27 » The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
    • July 11 » The Triborough Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic.
    • August 4 » Prime Minister of Greece Ioannis Metaxas suspends parliament and the Constitution and establishes the 4th of August Regime.
    • October 1 » Spanish Civil War: Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.
    • December 10 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication.
    • December 11 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India, becomes effective.


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