Family tree Weening » Saapke Bergsma (1896-1995)
Personal data Saapke Bergsma
- She was born on June 11, 1896 in Bergum, gem. Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland.Source 1
- She died on February 26, 1995 in -, she was 98 years old.Source 2
- She is buried in Garijp, gem. Tietjerksteradeel (Fr).
- A child of Evert Ages Bergsma and Trijntje van der Heide
- This information was last updated on July 29, 2024.
Household of Saapke Bergsma
She is married to Riemer Engbert Roorda.
They got married on May 18, 1918 at Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 21 years old.Source 3
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1896, Tietjerksteradeel
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/443763/bergsma
Huwelijksregister 1918, Tietjerksteradeel
Historical events
Birthday June 11, 1896
- The temperature on June 11, 1896 was about 21.0 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 26 » Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
- May 27 » The F4-strength St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10-million in damage.
- June 4 » Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.
- November 27 » Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.
- December 14 » The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.
Day of marriage May 18, 1918
- The temperature on May 18, 1918 was between 11.7 °C and 26.0 °C and averaged 18.6 °C. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 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.
- March 27 » The National Council of Bessarabia proclaims union with the Kingdom of Romania.
- April 21 » World War I: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme in France.
- July 4 » Bolsheviks kill Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family (Julian calendar date).
- October 1 » World War I: The Egyptian Expeditionary Force captures Damascus.
- December 1 » The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is proclaimed.
- December 27 » The Great Poland Uprising against the Germans begins.
Day of death February 26, 1995
- The temperature on February 26, 1995 was between -1.0 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 2.9 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (56%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1995: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 15.4 million citizens.
- June 8 » Downed U.S. Air Force pilot Captain Scott O'Grady is rescued by U.S. Marines in Bosnia.
- July 5 » Armenia adopts its constitution, four years after its independence from the Soviet Union.
- August 21 » Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, attempts to divert to West Georgia Regional Airport after the left engine fails, but the aircraft crashes in Carroll County near Carrollton, Georgia, killing nine of the 29 people on board.
- October 9 » An Amtrak Sunset Limited train is derailed by saboteurs near Palo Verde, Arizona.
- October 15 » Saddam Hussein is reelected president of Iraq through a referendum.
- November 22 » Toy Story is released as the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery.
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