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Personal data Geertje Zwiers 


Household of Geertje Zwiers

She is married to Hendrik Wakker.

They got married on March 24, 1903 at Emmen, she was 22 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Derkien Wakker  1899-1968
  2. Roelf Wakker  1903-
  3. Berend Wakker  1906-1975
  4. Hillechinus Wakker  1908-1984
  5. Jan Wakker  1910-1910
  6. NN Wakker  1916
  7. (Not public)
  8. (Not public)
  9. Hendrik Wakker  1918-1999
  10. Geertje Wakker  1920-1997 
  11. (Not public)
  12. Hennie Wakker  1924-2007

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Geertje Zwiers

Roelof Zwiers
1797-1862
Jan Jeuring
1794-1867
Berend Zwiers
1837-1913

Geertje Zwiers
1880-1955

1903
Roelf Wakker
1903-????
Berend Wakker
1906-1975
Jan Wakker
1910-1910
NN Wakker
1916-1916
Hennie Wakker
1924-2007

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Historical events

  • The temperature on June 30, 1880 was about 19.2 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. 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.
    • January 27 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his incandescent lamp.
    • June 7 » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign).
    • June 24 » First performance of O Canada at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada.
    • June 28 » Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan.
    • June 29 » France annexes Tahiti, renaming the independent Kingdom of Tahiti as "Etablissements de français de l'Océanie".
    • September 1 » The army of Mohammad Ayub Khan is routed by the British at the Battle of Kandahar, ending the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
  • The temperature on March 24, 1903 was between 4.1 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). 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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • July 1 » Start of first Tour de France bicycle race.
    • July 23 » The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
    • August 3 » Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
    • August 18 » German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.
    • October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
    • October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
  • The temperature on April 21, 1955 was between 4.2 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (48%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 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 1955: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
    • February 13 » Israel obtains four of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
    • May 2 » Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
    • June 16 » In a futile effort to topple Argentine President Juan Perón, rogue aircraft pilots of the Argentine Navy drop several bombs upon an unarmed crowd demonstrating in favor of Perón in Buenos Aires, killing 364 and injuring at least 800. At the same time on the ground, some soldiers attempt to stage a coup but are suppressed by loyal forces.
    • July 17 » Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California.
    • July 27 » The Austrian State Treaty restores Austrian sovereignty.
    • September 25 » The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded.


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