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Personal data Jan Boorsma
- He was born on January 5, 1845 in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland.Source 1
- He died on August 8, 1925 in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 80 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland.Source 3
- A child of Janke Pieters Boorsma
- This information was last updated on May 13, 2024.
Household of Jan Boorsma
He is married to Pietje Jans de Jong.
They got married on January 30, 1873 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 28 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
- Grietje Boorsma 1884-1952
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1845, Dantumadeel
Overlijdensregister 1925, Dantumadeel
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/196298/boorsma
Huwelijksregister 1873, Dantumadeel
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Birthday January 5, 1845
- The temperature on January 5, 1845 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken mist regen. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1845: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- January 29 » "The Raven" is published in The Evening Mirror in New York, the first publication with the name of the author, Edgar Allan Poe.
- March 3 » Florida is admitted as the 27th U.S. state.
- March 11 » Flagstaff War: Unhappy with translational differences regarding the Treaty of Waitangi, chiefs Hone Heke, Kawiti and Māori tribe members chop down the British flagpole for a fourth time and drive settlers out of Kororareka, New Zealand.
- July 19 » Great New York City Fire of 1845: The last great fire to affect Manhattan begins early in the morning and is subdued that afternoon. The fire kills four firefighters and 26 civilians and destroys 345 buildings.
- August 28 » The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published.
- November 20 » Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata: Battle of Vuelta de Obligado.
Day of marriage January 30, 1873
- The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
- In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- March 1 » E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical typewriter.
- March 3 » Censorship in the United States: The U.S. Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it illegal to send any "obscene literature and articles of immoral use" through the mail.
- April 4 » The Kennel Club is founded, the oldest and first official registry of purebred dogs in the world.
- April 13 » The Colfax massacre, in which more than 60 black men are murdered, takes place.
- June 18 » Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
- July 1 » Prince Edward Island joins into Canadian Confederation.
Day of death August 8, 1925
- The temperature on August 8, 1925 was between 8.2 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- 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 year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
- March 18 » The Tri-State Tornado hits the Midwestern states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people.
- March 21 » The Butler Act prohibits the teaching of human evolution in Tennessee.
- April 4 » The Schutzstaffel (SS) is founded under Adolf Hitler's Nazi party in Germany.
- April 16 » During the Communist St Nedelya Church assault in Sofia, Bulgaria, 150 are killed and 500 are wounded.
- November 5 » Secret agent Sidney Reilly, the first "super-spy" of the 20th century, is executed by the OGPU, the secret police of the Soviet Union.
- November 28 » The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee, as the WSM Barn Dance.
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