Family tree Weening » Jan Riemersma (1896-1974)
Personal data Jan Riemersma
- He was born on August 16, 1896 in Visvliet, gem. Grijpskerk (Gr).Source 1
- Profession: landarbeider.
- He died on November 24, 1974 in -, he was 78 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Burum, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).
- A child of Johannes Riemersma and Saakje Wiersma
- This information was last updated on October 4, 2024.
Household of Jan Riemersma
He is married to Jantje Banga.
They got married on May 5, 1920 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 23 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Johannes Riemersma 1921-1998
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Sources
Geboorteregister Grijpskerk 1896
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/15419/riemersma
Huwelijksregister 1920, Kollumerland c.a.
Historical events
Birthday August 16, 1896
- The temperature on August 16, 1896 was about 14.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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.
- 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.
- May 18 » Khodynka Tragedy: A mass panic on Khodynka Field in Moscow during the festivities of the coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II results in the deaths of 1,389 people.
- June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
- August 17 » Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom.
- December 30 » Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.
Day of marriage May 5, 1920
- The temperature on May 5, 1920 was between 0.8 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 9.5 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 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 1920: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
- January 2 » The second Palmer Raid, ordered by the US Department of Justice, results in 6,000 suspected communists and anarchists being arrested and held without trial.
- January 19 » The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.
- January 23 » The Netherlands refuses to surrender the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany to the Allies.
- March 14 » In the second of the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, about 80% of the population in Zone II votes to remain part of Weimar Germany.
- September 17 » The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Association in Canton, Ohio.
- December 16 » The Haiyuan earthquake of 8.5Mw , rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000.
Day of death November 24, 1974
- The temperature on November 24, 1974 was between 6.1 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain during 3.2 hours. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
- March 8 » Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France.
- April 27 » Ten thousand march in Washington, D.C., calling for the impeachment of U.S. President Richard Nixon.
- May 16 » Josip Broz Tito is elected president for life of Yugoslavia.
- May 18 » Nuclear weapons testing: Under project Smiling Buddha, India successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon becoming the sixth nation to do so.
- August 30 » A Belgrade–Dortmund express train derails at the main train station in Zagreb killing 153 passengers.
- September 12 » Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, 'Messiah' of the Rastafari movement, is deposed following a military coup by the Derg, ending a reign of 58 years.
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