Family tree Jacobs » Jan Geertsema (1918-)

Personal data Jan Geertsema 

  • He was born on March 7, 1918.
  • This information was last updated on January 26, 2015.

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Household of Jan Geertsema

He is married to Elisabeth Kruize.

They got married on January 27, 1956 at Groningen, he was 37 years old.

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Historical events

  • The temperature on March 7, 1918 was between -0.3 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
    • January 8 » U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces his "Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I.
    • March 23 » First World War: On the third day of the German Spring Offensive, the 10th Battalion of the Royal West Kent Regiment is annihilated with many of the men becoming prisoners of war
    • November 7 » The 1918 influenza epidemic spreads to Western Samoa, killing 7,542 (about 20% of the population) by the end of the year.
    • November 11 » World War I: Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car in the forest of Compiègne.
    • December 14 » Portuguese President Sidónio Pais is assassinated.
    • December 14 » The 1918 United Kingdom general election occurs, the first where women were permitted to vote.


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About the surname Geertsema


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Michael Jacobs, "Family tree Jacobs", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-michael-jacobs/I17971.php : accessed May 14, 2025), "Jan Geertsema (1918-)".