Family tree Weening » Geert Venema (1896-1977)
Personal data Geert Venema
- He was born on October 11, 1896 in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland.Source 1
- He died on February 8, 1977 in -, he was 80 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland.
- A child of Frans Venema and Durkje Bruining
- This information was last updated on July 30, 2024.
Household of Geert Venema
(1) He is married to Hiltje Postma.
They got married on August 30, 1919 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 22 years old.Source 3
The couple were divorced from May 6, 1926 at Leeuwarden (Fr).
(2) He is married to Pietje Wybenga.
They got married on February 5, 1927 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 30 years old.Source 4
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1896, Dantumadeel
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/196958/venema
Huwelijksregister 1919, Dantumadeel
Huwelijksregister 1927, Dantumadeel
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Birthday October 11, 1896
- The temperature on October 11, 1896 was about 10.5 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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.
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- April 6 » In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
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- August 30 » Philippine Revolution: After Spanish victory in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas.
- September 21 » Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener take Dongola.
- December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
Day of marriage February 5, 1927
- The temperature on February 5, 1927 was between -0.2 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
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- In the year 1927: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
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- April 30 » The Federal Industrial Institute for Women opens in Alderson, West Virginia, as the first women's federal prison in the United States.
- July 15 » Massacre of July 15, 1927: Eighty-nine protesters are killed by the Austrian police in Vienna.
- August 27 » Five Canadian women file a petition to the Supreme Court of Canada, asking, "Does the word 'Persons' in Section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, include female persons?"
- September 18 » The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air.
Day of death February 8, 1977
- The temperature on February 8, 1977 was between 4.6 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (21%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
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- In the year 1977: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.8 million citizens.
- June 15 » After the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, the first democratic elections took place in Spain.
- July 11 » Martin Luther King, Jr. is posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
- July 20 » The Johnstown flood of 1977 kills 84 people and causes millions of dollars in damages.
- September 20 » Vietnam is admitted to the United Nations.
- November 14 » During a British House of Commons debate, Labour MP Tam Dalyell poses what would become known as the West Lothian question, referring to issues related to devolution in the United Kingdom.
- December 4 » Jean-Bédel Bokassa, president of the Central African Republic, crowns himself Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire.
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