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Personal data Jan Gankema 


Household of Jan Gankema

He is married to Hillechiena Jantiena Beuker.

They got married on February 17, 1900 at Borger, Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Nederland, he was 19 years old.Source 4


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  1. Jan Gankema  1901-

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Sources

  1. https://www.wiewaswie.nl/nl/detail/14451775
    19 in 1900
  2. https://www.online-begraafplaatsen.nl/graf/1426311/2226120/Jan-Gankema-1880-1954
  3. https://www.online-begraafplaatsen.nl/graf/1426311/2226120/Jan-Gankema-1880-1954
  4. https://www.wiewaswie.nl/nl/detail/14650317

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Birthday March 26, 1880

  • The temperature on March 26, 1880 was about 14.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 35%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1880: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 13 » Thomas Edison observes Thermionic emission.
    • June 24 » First performance of O Canada at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada.
    • July 27 » Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand: Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan.
    • August 14 » Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.
    • September 1 » The army of Mohammad Ayub Khan is routed by the British at the Battle of Kandahar, ending the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
    • December 16 » Outbreak of the First Boer War between the Boer South African Republic and the British Empire.

Day of marriage February 17, 1900

  • The temperature on February 17, 1900 was about 4.7 °C. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 24 » Second Boer War: Boers stop a British attempt to break the Siege of Ladysmith in the Battle of Spion Kop.
    • March 13 » British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, during the Second Boer War.
    • May 18 » The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga.
    • July 9 » The Federation of Australia is given royal assent.
    • July 9 » The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children.
    • December 18 » The Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook, Victoria Narrow-gauge (2ft 6 in or 762mm) Railway (now the Puffing Billy Railway) in Victoria, Australia is opened for traffic.

Day of death September 27, 1954

  • The temperature on September 27, 1954 was between 3.8 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (31%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 18 » The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles.
    • July 5 » The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin.
    • August 23 » First flight of the Lockheed C-130 multi-role aircraft.
    • November 10 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia.
    • December 2 » Cold War: The United States Senate votes 65 to 22 to censure Joseph McCarthy for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute".
    • December 23 » First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray.


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