Family tree Griffioen Jellema Friese Adel » Douwe Klazes Brandsma (1872-1942)

Personal data Douwe Klazes Brandsma 


Household of Douwe Klazes Brandsma

He is married to Geertje Pieters (Geertruida) Sijbrandij.

They got married on May 27, 1901 at Blauwhuis, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, he was 28 years old.


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Notes about Douwe Klazes Brandsma

Oprichter N.V. Galvanische bedrijven
D. Brandsma te Hilversum

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Historical events

Birthday August 27, 1872

  • The temperature on August 27, 1872 was about 15.4 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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.
    • July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
    • September 18 » King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
    • November 9 » The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
    • November 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
    • December 9 » In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African-American governor of a U.S. state.

Day of marriage May 27, 1901

  • The temperature on May 27, 1901 was between 10.0 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (51%). 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 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 1901: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Nigeria becomes a British protectorate.
    • April 25 » New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.
    • June 17 » The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT.
    • August 28 » Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. It is the first American private school in the country.
    • October 12 » President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House.
    • December 10 » The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.

Day of death February 9, 1942

  • The temperature on February 9, 1942 was between -6 °C and 0.1 °C and averaged -2.2 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
    • February 14 » Battle of Pasir Panjang contributes to the fall of Singapore.
    • March 28 » World War II: A British combined force permanently disables the Louis Joubert Lock in Saint-Nazaire in order to keep the German battleship Tirpitz away from the mid-ocean convoy lanes.
    • August 19 » World War II: Operation Jubilee: The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division leads an amphibious assault by allied forces on Dieppe, France and fails, many Canadians are killed or captured. The operation was intended to develop and try new amphibious landing tactics for the coming full invasion in Normandy.
    • August 24 » World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk, with the loss of seven officers and 113 crewmen. The US carrier USSEnterprise is heavily damaged.
    • October 11 » World War II: Off Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese force.
    • November 13 » World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: U.S. and Japanese ships engage in an intense, close-quarters surface naval engagement during the Guadalcanal Campaign.

Day of burial February 12, 1942

  • The temperature on February 12, 1942 was between -5 °C and 3.3 °C and averaged -0.1 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
    • May 27 » World War II: In Operation Anthropoid, Reinhard Heydrich is fatally wounded in Prague; he dies of his injuries eight days later.
    • June 10 » World War II: The Lidice massacre is perpetrated as a reprisal for the assassination of Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich.
    • September 13 » World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeated attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces.
    • October 29 » The Holocaust: In the United Kingdom, leading clergymen and political figures hold a public meeting to register outrage over Nazi Germany's persecution of Jews.
    • November 19 » World War II: Battle of Stalingrad: Soviet Union forces under General Georgy Zhukov launch the Operation Uranus counterattacks at Stalingrad, turning the tide of the battle in the USSR's favor.
    • November 27 » World War II: At Toulon, the French navy scuttles its ships and submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands.


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