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Personal data Jan Wiersum 

  • He was born on July 28, 1872 in Uithuizen Groningen.
    Registratiedatum29-07-1872
    Geboorte28-07-1872 Uithuizen
    Kind Jan Wiersum
    VaderTonnis Wiersum
    Leeftijd32 jaar
    Beroeplandbouwer
    MoederAnje Oosterhui
    BronGeboorteregister Uithuizen 1872
    Aktenummer 51
  • He died on April 7, 1959 in Uithuizen Groningen, he was 86 years old.
    Overlijden 07-04-1959 Uithuizen
    Overledene Jan Wiersum
    Leeftijd86 jaar
    GeboorteplaatsUithuizen
    RelatieBouwina Wibbiena Bennema
    VaderTonnis Wiersum
    MoederAnje Oosterhuis
    BronOverlijdensregister Uithuizen 1959
    Aktenummer 10
  • A child of Tonnis Berends Wiersum and Anje Eppes Oosterhuis
  • This information was last updated on January 5, 2016.

Household of Jan Wiersum

He is married to Bouwina Wibbiena Bennema.

They got married on August 17, 1912 at Uithuizen Groningen, he was 40 years old.

Huwelijk17-08-1912 Uithuizen
Bruidegom Jan Wiersum, landbouwer
GeborenUithuizen
Vader bruidegomTonnis Wiersum
Moeder bruidegomAnje Oosterhuis
BruidBouwina Wibbiena Bennema
GeborenUithuizen
Vader bruidReinder Bennema
Moeder bruidOmke Westerdijk
Diversenbruidegom 40 jaar; bruid 22 jaar
BronHuwelijksregister Uithuizen 1912
Aktenummer 28

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  • The temperature on July 28, 1872 was about 28.8 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 48%. 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 11 » Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
    • April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
    • May 22 » Reconstruction Era: President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act into law, restoring full civil and political rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers.
    • June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
    • September 18 » King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
    • December 9 » In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African-American governor of a U.S. state.
  • The temperature on August 17, 1912 was between 9.9 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 1912: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 5 » The 6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Prague Party Conference) opens. In the course of the conference, Vladimir Lenin and his supporters break from the rest of the party to form the Bolshevik movement.
    • January 6 » New Mexico is admitted to the Union as the 47th U.S. state.
    • February 25 » Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
    • April 18 » The Cunard liner RMSCarpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMSTitanic to New York City.
    • October 26 » First Balkan War: The Ottomans lose the cities of Thessaloniki and Skopje.
    • November 5 » Woodrow Wilson is elected the 28th President of the United States, defeating incumbent William Howard Taft.
  • The temperature on April 7, 1959 was between 2.5 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (32%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • 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 1959: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
    • March 18 » The Hawaii Admission Act is signed into law.
    • May 30 » The Auckland Harbour Bridge, crossing the Waitematā Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, is officially opened by Governor-General Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham.
    • June 14 » Dominican exiles depart from Cuba and land in the Dominican Republic to overthrow the totalitarian government of Rafael Trujillo. All but four are killed or executed.
    • July 21 » Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green becomes the first African-American to play for the Boston Red Sox, the last team to integrate. He came in as a pinch runner for Vic Wertz and stayed in as shortstop in a 2–1 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
    • September 26 » Typhoon Vera, the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in recorded history, makes landfall, killing 4,580 people and leaving nearly 1.6 million others homeless.
    • December 13 » Archbishop Makarios III becomes the first President of Cyprus.


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