Family tree Weening » Wiemer Folkertsma (1853-1922)
Personal data Wiemer Folkertsma
- He was born on January 9, 1853 in Lutjegast, gem. Grootegast (Gr).Source 1
- Profession: vrachtschipper.
- He died on March 30, 1922 in Doezum, gem. Grootegast (Gr), he was 69 years old.Source 2
- A child of Johannes Wymers Folkertsma and Frouktje Boukes Kooij
- This information was last updated on July 22, 2024.
Household of Wiemer Folkertsma
(1) He is married to Jantje Rietmeijer.
They got married on December 2, 1876 at Grootegast (Gr), he was 23 years old.Source 3
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(2) He is married to Wietske Duursma.
They got married on November 17, 1883 at Marum (Gr), he was 30 years old.Source 4
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Historical events
Birthday January 9, 1853
- The temperature on January 9, 1853 was about 3.9 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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 Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
- In the year 1853: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- March 19 » The Taiping reform movement occupies and makes Nanjing its capital until 1864.
- July 14 » Opening of the first major US world's fair, the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York City.
- July 25 » Joaquin Murrieta, the famous Californio bandit known as the "Robin Hood of El Dorado", is killed.
- September 24 » Admiral Despointes formally takes possession of New Caledonia in the name of France.
- November 30 » Crimean War: Battle of Sinop: The Imperial Russian Navy under Pavel Nakhimov destroys the Ottoman fleet under Osman Pasha at Sinop, a sea port in northern Turkey.
- December 31 » A dinner party is held inside a life-size model of an iguanodon created by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins and Sir Richard Owen in south London, England.
Day of marriage November 17, 1883
- The temperature on November 17, 1883 was about 4.2 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- 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 1883: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 16 » The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is enacted by Congress.
- January 19 » The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
- March 20 » The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is signed.
- July 10 » War of the Pacific: Chileans led by Alejandro Gorostiaga defeat Andrés Avelino Cáceres's Peruvuan army at the Battle of Huamachuco, hastening the end of the war.
- August 12 » The last quagga dies at the Natura Artis Magistra, a zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- August 25 » France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
Day of death March 30, 1922
- The temperature on March 30, 1922 was between -6.0 °C and 6.6 °C and averaged -0.1 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (36%). 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 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 year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
- February 8 » United States President Warren G. Harding introduces the first radio set in the White House.
- March 18 » In India, Mohandas Gandhi is sentenced to six years in prison for civil disobedience, of which he serves only two.
- April 5 » The American Birth Control League, forerunner of Planned Parenthood, is incorporated.
- August 30 » Battle of Dumlupınar: The final battle in the Greco-Turkish War ("Turkish War of Independence").
- November 24 » Nine Irish Republican Army members are executed by an Irish Free State firing squad. Among them is author Erskine Childers, who had been arrested for illegally carrying a revolver.
- November 26 » Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years.
Same birth/death day
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- 1854 » Lady Randolph Churchill, American-born wife of Lord Randolph Churchill, mother of Sir Winston Churchill († 1921)
- 1856 » Anton Aškerc, Slovenian priest and poet († 1912)
- 1859 » Carrie Chapman Catt, American activist, founded the League of Women Voters and International Alliance of Women († 1947)
- 1864 » Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician and physicist († 1926)
- 1912 » Karl May, German author (b. 1842)
- 1925 » Rudolf Steiner, Austrian philosopher and author (b. 1861)
- 1935 » Romanos Melikian, Armenian composer (b. 1883)
- 1936 » Conchita Supervía, Spanish soprano and actress (b. 1895)
- 1940 » Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet Scottish soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland (b. 1876)
- 1943 » Jan Bytnar, Polish lieutenant; WWII resistance fighter (b. 1921)
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