Family tree Reininga » Geert Edzers (1884-1943)
Personal data Geert Edzers
- He was born on January 19, 1884 in Vlagtwedde.
- He died on July 9, 1943 in Winschoten, he was 59 years old.
- The birth parents are Albert Edzers and Aaltje Katuin
- This information was last updated on February 2, 2016.
Household of Geert Edzers
(1) He is married to Harmina Geukens.
They got married on May 21, 1908 at Scheemda, he was 24 years old.
Child(ren):
- Albert Edzers 1910-1976
- Foktje Harmina Edzers 1914-
(2) He is married to Jantje Groenewold.
They got married on July 30, 1925 at Wildervank, he was 41 years old.
The couple were divorced from November 23, 1927 at Winschoten.
(3) He is married to Grietje Wesseldina Koster.
They got married on April 6, 1935 at Onstwedde, he was 51 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday January 19, 1884
- The temperature on January 19, 1884 was about 4.3 °C. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1884: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 1 » The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
- February 19 » More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.
- April 20 » Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical Humanum genus.
- October 13 » The International Meridian Conference establishes the meridian of the Greenwich Observatory as the prime meridian.
- October 14 » George Eastman receives a U.S. Government patent on his new paper-strip photographic film.
- November 1 » The Gaelic Athletic Association is set up in Hayes's Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary.
Day of marriage April 6, 1935
- The temperature on April 6, 1935 was between -0.2 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 3.2 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1935: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
- January 28 » Iceland becomes the first Western country to legalize therapeutic abortion.
- February 26 » Adolf Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to be re-formed, violating the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.
- June 25 » Colombia–Soviet Union relations are established.
- July 5 » The National Labor Relations Act, which governs labor relations in the United States, is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- September 15 » The Nuremberg Laws deprive German Jews of citizenship.
- October 20 » The Long March, a mammoth retreat undertaken by the armed forces of the Chinese Communist Party a year prior, ends.
Day of death July 9, 1943
- The temperature on July 9, 1943 was between 6.3 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 1943: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
- February 14 » World War II: Rostov-on-Don, Russia is liberated.
- March 6 » World War II: The Battle of Fardykambos, one of the first major battles between the Greek Resistance and the occupying Royal Italian Army, ends with the surrender of an entire Italian battalion, the bulk of the garrison of the town of Grevena, leading to its liberation a fortnight later.
- March 13 » German forces liquidate the Jewish ghetto in Kraków.
- May 14 » World War II: A Japanese submarine sinks AHSCentaur off the coast of Queensland.
- August 2 » World War II: The Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and sinks. Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. president, saves all but two of his crew.
- October 1 » World War II: After the Four Days of Naples, Allied troops enter the city.
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