Kramer Family Tree » Geertje Hiemstra (1889-1941)
Personal data Geertje Hiemstra
Source 1- She was born on May 3, 1889 in Twijzel, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands.
- (MARR) on July 21, 1917 in Dantumadeel, Friesland, Netherlands.
- She died on July 24, 1941 in Zwaagwesteinde, Friesland, Nederland, she was 52 years old.
- A child of Tjeerd Hiemstra and
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Historical events
Birthday May 3, 1889
- The temperature on May 3, 1889 was about 11.9 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 69%. 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 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- June 3 » The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
- June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
- June 26 » Bangui is founded by Albert Dolisie and Alfred Uzac in what was then the upper reaches of the French Congo.
- September 23 » Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) is founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda.
- October 24 » Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration, effectively starting the federation process in Australia.
- November 15 » Brazil is declared a republic by Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca as Emperor Pedro II is deposed in a military coup.
Day of death July 24, 1941
- The temperature on July 24, 1941 was between 6.4 °C and 24.7 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 13.2 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1941: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
- March 7 » Günther Prien and the crew of German submarine U-47, one of the most successful U-boats of World War II, disappear without a trace.
- May 10 » World War II: The House of Commons in London is damaged by the Luftwaffe in an air raid.
- November 19 » World War II: Battle between HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran. The two ships sink each other off the coast of Western Australia, with the loss of 645 Australians and about 77 German seamen.
- December 1 » World War II: Fiorello La Guardia, Mayor of New York City and Director of the Office of Civilian Defense, signs Administrative Order 9, creating the Civil Air Patrol.
- December 8 » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares December 7 to be "a date which will live in infamy", after which the U.S. declares war on Japan.
- December 11 » World War II: Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, following the Americans' declaration of war on the Empire of Japan in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States, in turn, declares war on them.
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- 1927 » Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Japanese author (b. 1892)
- 1957 » Sacha Guitry, French actor and director (b. 1885)
- 1962 » Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (b. 1917)
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Louis Kramer, "Kramer Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kramer_stamboom/I600247.php : accessed January 15, 2026), "Geertje Hiemstra (1889-1941)".
Louis Kramer, "Kramer Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kramer_stamboom/I600247.php : accessed January 15, 2026), "Geertje Hiemstra (1889-1941)".