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Personal data Gerben Elzenga 


Household of Gerben Elzenga

He is married to Femmigjen Posthumus.

They got married on May 14, 1912 at Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 24 years old.Source 3


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerben Elzenga

Gerben Elzenga
1887-1967

1912

Femmigjen Posthumus
1887-????

Harmen Rein Elzenga
1913-????
Henderika Elzenga
1919-????

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1887, Ferwerderadeel
  2. https://nl.findagrave.com/memorial/259887070/gerben-elzenga
  3. Huwelijksregister 1912, Ferwerderadeel

Historical events

Birthday July 13, 1887

  • The temperature on July 13, 1887 was about 30.8 °C. The air pressure was 50 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 32%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 20 » The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
    • June 8 » Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
    • July 4 » The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi.
    • July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
    • October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
    • November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Day of marriage May 14, 1912

  • The temperature on May 14, 1912 was between -0.1 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 11.3 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • April 14 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th).
    • June 4 » Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.
    • August 6 » The Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum.
    • November 5 » Woodrow Wilson is elected the 28th President of the United States, defeating incumbent William Howard Taft.
    • December 19 » William Van Schaick, captain of the steamship General Slocum which caught fire and killed over one thousand people, is pardoned by U.S. President William Howard Taft after ​3⁄2 years in Sing Sing prison.
    • December 28 » The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco.

Day of death October 17, 1967

  • The temperature on October 17, 1967 was between 8.0 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1967: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.5 million citizens.
    • January 6 » Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta.
    • May 1 » Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu are married in Las Vegas.
    • August 14 » UK Marine Broadcasting Offences Act declares participation in offshore pirate radio illegal.
    • November 7 » Carl B. Stokes is elected as Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, becoming the first African American mayor of a major American city.
    • November 30 » Pro-Soviet communists in the Philippines establish Malayang Pagkakaisa ng Kabataan Pilipino as its new youth wing.
    • December 17 » Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia, disappears while swimming near Portsea, Victoria, and is presumed drowned.


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