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Personal data Gerrit Lania 


Household of Gerrit Lania

He is married to Pieterke Reitsema.

They got married on May 4, 1928 at Grootegast (Gr), he was 27 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerrit Lania

Hille Oenes Douma
1842-1911
Ruurdtje Poppes Medenblik
1851-1930
Pieter Lania
1871-1954
Grietje Douma
1876-1937

Gerrit Lania
1900-1972

1928

Pieterke Reitsema
1905-1962


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1900, Achtkarspelen
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/1989474/lania
  3. Huwelijksregister Grootegast 1928

Historical events

Birthday December 21, 1900

  • The temperature on December 21, 1900 was about 9.0 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. 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 28 » The Second Boer War: The 118-day "Siege of Ladysmith" is lifted.
    • May 1 » The Scofield Mine disaster kills over 200 men in Scofield, Utah in what is to date the fifth-worst mining accident in United States history.
    • May 22 » The Associated Press is formed in New York City as a non-profit news cooperative.
    • May 23 » American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863.
    • 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.
    • August 16 » The Battle of Elands River during the Second Boer War ends after a 13-day siege is lifted by the British. The battle had begun when a force of between 2,000 and 3,000 Boers had surrounded a force of 500 Australians, Rhodesians, Canadians and British soldiers at a supply dump at Brakfontein Drift.

Day of marriage May 4, 1928

  • The temperature on May 4, 1928 was between 8.8 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 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 1928: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Boris Bazhanov defects through Iran. He is the only assistant of Joseph Stalin's secretariat to have defected from the Eastern Bloc.
    • March 12 » In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill 431 people.
    • April 14 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, reaches Greenly Island, Canada - the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
    • September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
    • October 2 » The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.
    • October 22 » Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Puerto Rico.

Day of death September 29, 1972

  • The temperature on September 29, 1972 was between 9.2 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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.
    • February 1 » Kuala Lumpur becomes a city by a royal charter granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.
    • March 30 » Vietnam War: The Easter Offensive begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of South Vietnam.
    • May 13 » The Troubles: A car bombing outside a crowded pub in Belfast sparks a two-day gun battle involving the Provisional IRA, Ulster Volunteer Force and British Army. Seven people are killed and over 66 injured.
    • June 29 » The United States Supreme Court rules in the case Furman v. Georgia that arbitrary and inconsistent imposition of the death penalty violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
    • July 1 » The first Gay pride march in England takes place.
    • December 23 » The 16 survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, surviving by cannibalism.


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Source: Wikipedia

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