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Personal data Riemer Fokkens 


Household of Riemer Fokkens

He is married to Hiltje Spoelstra.

They got married on September 30, 1926 at Zuidhorn (Gr), he was 26 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Riemer Fokkens

Eeuwe Jacobs Fokkens
1820-1871
Ykje Johannes Hollema
1833-1896
Riemer Andries Poelstra
1826-1890
Hiltje van Dijk
1842-1892
Sierk Fokkens
1864-1929

Riemer Fokkens
1900-1972

1926

Hiltje Spoelstra
1902-1978


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1900, Achtkarspelen
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/82392/fokkens
  3. Huwelijksregister Zuidhorn 1926

Historical events

Birthday April 14, 1900

  • The temperature on April 14, 1900 was about 8.2 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 27 » Second Boer War: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé at the Battle of Paardeberg.
    • May 17 » The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.
    • May 26 » Thousand Days' War: The Colombian Conservative Party turns the tide of war in their favor with victory against the Colombian Liberal Party in the Battle of Palonegro.
    • June 14 » Hawaii becomes a United States territory.
    • October 19 » Max Planck discovers Planck's law of black-body radiation.
    • December 14 » Quantum mechanics: Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law.

Day of marriage September 30, 1926

  • The temperature on September 30, 1926 was between 3.5 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
    • January 8 » Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuỵ ascends the throne to become the last monarch of Vietnam.
    • May 22 » Chiang Kai-shek replaces the communists in Kuomintang China.
    • August 5 » Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
    • August 6 » In New York City, the Warner Bros.' Vitaphone system premieres with the movie Don Juan starring John Barrymore.
    • September 8 » Germany is admitted to the League of Nations.
    • November 11 » The United States Numbered Highway System is established.

Day of death June 6, 1972

  • The temperature on June 6, 1972 was between 9.1 °C and 14.7 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (4%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1972: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.3 million citizens.
    • January 11 » East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh.
    • February 15 » José María Velasco Ibarra, serving as President of Ecuador for the fifth time, is overthrown by the military for the fourth time.
    • April 13 » Vietnam War: The Battle of An Lộc begins.
    • June 8 » Vietnam War: Nine-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc is burned by napalm, an event captured by Associated Press photographer Nick Ut moments later while the young girl is seen running down a road, in what would become an iconic, Pulitzer Prize-winning photo.
    • June 23 » Title IX of the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 is amended to prohibit sexual discrimination to any educational program receiving federal funds.
    • September 11 » The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system begins passenger service.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1902 » Sylvio Mantha, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and referee († 1974)
  • 1903 » Henry Corbin, French philosopher and academic († 1978)
  • 1903 » Ruth Svedberg, Swedish discus thrower and triathlete († 2002)
  • 1904 » John Gielgud, English actor, director, and producer († 2000)
  • 1905 » Elizabeth Huckaby, American author and educator († 1999)
  • 1905 » Georg Lammers, German sprinter († 1987)

Source: Wikipedia


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