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Personal data Gerard Wiersma 


Household of Gerard Wiersma

(1) He is married to Klaaske van der Heide.

They got married on January 6, 1907 at Groningen (Gr), he was 27 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  3. Egbert Wiersma  ± 1911-


(2) He is married to Agatha Burggraaff.

They got married on August 31, 1938 at Rotterdam (ZH), he was 58 years old.Source 2

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerard Wiersma

Gerardus Ignatius Wiersma
1810-1887
Baukje Edzes Westra
1817-1888

Gerard Wiersma
1879-1963

(1) 1907

Klaaske van der Heide
1882-1936

Rindertje Wiersma
1907-????
Trijntje Wiersma
1909-????
Egbert Wiersma
± 1911-????
(2) 1938

Agatha Burggraaff
1897-1949


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1879, Achtkarspelen
  2. (Not public)
  3. Huwelijksregister Groningen 1907

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Historical events

Birthday October 16, 1879

  • The temperature on October 16, 1879 was about 5.0 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 1879: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 22 » The Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War results in a British defeat.
    • February 8 » Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
    • April 23 » Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the third, and current, Main Building with its golden dome.
    • August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
    • October 21 » Thomas Edison applies for a patent for his design for an incandescent light bulb.
    • December 28 » Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.

Day of marriage August 31, 1938

  • The temperature on August 31, 1938 was between 5.3 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • July 31 » Bulgaria signs a non-aggression pact with Greece and other states of Balkan Antanti (Turkey, Romania, Yugoslavia).
    • September 30 » The League of Nations unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations".
    • October 10 » Abiding by the Munich Agreement, Czechoslovakia completes its withdrawal from the Sudetenland.
    • November 1 » Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing.
    • December 13 » The Holocaust: The Neuengamme concentration camp opens in the Bergedorf district of Hamburg, Germany.
    • December 16 » Adolf Hitler institutes the Cross of Honour of the German Mother.

Day of death January 12, 1963

  • The temperature on January 12, 1963 was between -13.2 °C and -7.0 °C and averaged -9.9 °C. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (85%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1963: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.9 million citizens.
    • April 30 » The Bristol Bus Boycott is held in Bristol to protest the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom.
    • May 11 » Racist bombings in Birmingham, Alabama, disrupt nonviolence in the Birmingham campaign and precipitate a crisis involving federal troops.
    • May 22 » Greek left-wing politician Grigoris Lambrakis is shot in an assassination attempt, and dies five days later.
    • June 26 » Cold War: U.S. President John F. Kennedy gave his "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech, underlining the support of the United States for democratic West Germany shortly after Soviet-supported East Germany erected the Berlin Wall.
    • August 8 » Great Train Robbery: In England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal £2.6million in bank notes.
    • December 10 » An assassination attempt on the British High Commissioner in Aden kills two people and wounds dozens more.


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