Family tree Weening » Willemke Boomsma (1917-1980)
Personal data Willemke Boomsma
- She was born on January 7, 1917 in Drachten, gem. Smallingerland (Fr).Source 1
- She died on November 7, 1980 in -, she was 63 years old.Source 2
- She is buried in Firdgum, gem. Barradeel (Fr).
- A child of Oebele Boomsma and Bouwina Slotegraaf
- This information was last updated on February 17, 2023.
Household of Willemke Boomsma
She is married to Ale Heeringa.
They got married on April 30, 1938 at Barradeel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 21 years old.Source 3
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Sources
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https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/148113/boomsma
Huwelijksregister 1938, Barradeel
Historical events
Birthday January 7, 1917
- The temperature on January 7, 1917 was between -2.2 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 1.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 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 year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- July 31 » World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium.
- October 4 » World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
- December 6 » World War I: USSJacob Jones is the first American destroyer to be sunk by enemy action when it is torpedoed by German submarine SMU-53.
- December 9 » World War I: Field Marshal Allenby captures Jerusalem, Palestine.
- December 12 » Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
Day of marriage April 30, 1938
- The temperature on April 30, 1938 was between 1.4 °C and 13.2 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 4.7 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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.
- May 25 » Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people.
- May 26 » In the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session.
- June 25 » Dr. Douglas Hyde is inaugurated as the first President of Ireland.
- September 21 » The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500–700 people.
- September 30 » Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the Munich Agreement, whereby Germany annexes the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
- October 30 » Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing anxiety in some of the audience in the United States.
Day of death November 7, 1980
- The temperature on November 7, 1980 was between -0.6 °C and 0.6 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. There was 8.8 mm of rain during 15.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-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)
- 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, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1980: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 14.1 million citizens.
- January 21 » Iran Air Flight 291 crashes in the Alborz Mountains while on approach to Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran, killing 128 people.
- February 25 » The government of Suriname is overthrown by a military coup led by Dési Bouterse.
- April 30 » Beatrix is inaugurated as Queen of the Netherlands following the abdication of Juliana.
- July 7 » During the Lebanese Civil War, 83 Tiger militants are killed during what will be known as the Safra massacre.
- September 23 » Bob Marley plays what would be the last concert of his life in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- November 28 » Iran–Iraq War: Operation Morvarid: The bulk of the Iraqi Navy is destroyed by the Iranian Navy in the Persian Gulf. (Commemorated in Iran as Navy Day.)
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