Family tree Griffioen Jellema Friese Adel » Agtje Ruurds Broekens (1868-1947)

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Household of Agtje Ruurds Broekens

She is married to Lieuwe Watzes Schaafsma.

They got married on May 1, 1896 at Dokkum, Friesland, she was 27 years old.


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Birthday June 23, 1868

  • The temperature on June 23, 1868 was about 22.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. 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 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • 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 year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 2 » Pro-Imperial forces captured Osaka Castle from the Tokugawa shogunate and burned it to the ground.
    • March 5 » Mefistofele, an opera by Arrigo Boito, receives its premiere performance at La Scala.
    • March 8 » Sakai incident: Japanese samurai kill 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai, Osaka.
    • July 25 » The Wyoming Territory is established.
    • September 23 » Grito de Lares ("Lares Revolt") occurs in Puerto Rico against Spanish rule.
    • December 24 » The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.

Day of marriage May 1, 1896

  • The temperature on May 1, 1896 was about 10.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 18 » An X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
    • April 15 » Closing ceremony of the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens, Greece.
    • May 18 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
    • June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
    • July 9 » William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
    • November 1 » A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.

Day of death January 24, 1947

  • The temperature on January 24, 1947 was between -8.2 °C and -2 °C and averaged -5.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
    • January 6 » Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket.
    • March 1 » The International Monetary Fund begins financial operations.
    • June 24 » Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington, leading to the coining of the phrase "flying saucer".
    • July 19 » Korean politician Lyuh Woon-hyung is assassinated.
    • October 1 » The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.
    • December 6 » The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated.


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