Family tree Jonker » Heere Douwe Fokkens (1906-2008)

Personal data Heere Douwe Fokkens 


Household of Heere Douwe Fokkens

He is married to Hinderika Jonker.

They got married on June 2, 1944 at Zuidhorn, Groningen, Nederland, he was 37 years old.


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Historical events

Birthday August 2, 1906

  • The temperature on August 2, 1906 was between 11.1 °C and 27.2 °C and averaged 20.7 °C. There was 11.4 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • April 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
    • May 6 » The Russian Constitution of 1906 is adopted (on April 23 by the Julian calendar).
    • June 25 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.
    • September 5 » The first legal forward pass in American football is thrown by Bradbury Robinson of St. Louis University to teammate Jack Schneider in a 22–0 victory over Carroll College (Wisconsin).
    • September 12 » The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar.
    • September 30 » The Royal Galician Academy, the Galician language's biggest linguistic authority, starts working in La Coruña, Spain.

Day of death November 19, 2008

  • The temperature on November 19, 2008 was between 7.2 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (7%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2008: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.4 million citizens.
    • April 3 » ATA Airlines, once one of the ten largest U.S. passenger airlines and largest charter airline, files for bankruptcy for the second time in five years and ceases all operations.
    • April 22 » The United States Air Force retires the remaining F-117 Nighthawk aircraft in service.
    • May 23 » The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries.
    • June 11 » Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes a historic official apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to abuses at a Canadian Indian residential school.
    • September 24 » Thabo Mbeki resigns as president of South Africa
    • November 10 » Over five months after landing on Mars, NASA declares the Phoenix mission concluded after communications with the lander were lost.

Day of burial November 24, 2008

  • The temperature on November 24, 2008 was between -1.7 °C and 3.0 °C and averaged 0.8 °C. There was 3.9 mm of rain during 4.8 hours. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (33%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2008: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.4 million citizens.
    • April 3 » ATA Airlines, once one of the ten largest U.S. passenger airlines and largest charter airline, files for bankruptcy for the second time in five years and ceases all operations.
    • April 22 » The United States Air Force retires the remaining F-117 Nighthawk aircraft in service.
    • July 26 » Fifty-six people are killed and over 200 people are injured, in the Ahmedabad bombings in India.
    • August 13 » Russo-Georgian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori.
    • August 16 » The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is topped off at 1,389 feet (423m), at the time becoming the world's highest residence above ground-level.
    • November 26 » Mumbai attacks, a series of terrorist attacks killing approximately 166 citizens by 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan based extremist Islamist terrorist organisation, and the ship, Queen Elizabeth 2 is out of service, and docks in Dubai.


Same birth/death day

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The Family tree Jonker publication was prepared by Hendrik Willem Jonker (contact is not possible).
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