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Personal data Wouter Bouwes Hiemstra 


Household of Wouter Bouwes Hiemstra

He is married to Geeske Arends van der Ploeg.

They got married on May 16, 1903 at Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 27 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Arend Hiemstra  1906-1970

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1876, Tietjerksteradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1944, Tietjerksteradeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1903, Tietjerksteradeel

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Historical events

Birthday February 23, 1876

  • The temperature on February 23, 1876 was about 9.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 23 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 15 » The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
    • April 17 » Catalpa rescue: The rescue of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia.
    • May 2 » The April Uprising breaks out in Ottoman Bulgaria.
    • July 8 » The Hamburg massacre prior to the 1876 United States presidential election results in the deaths of six African-Americans of the Republican Party, along with one white assailant.
    • November 23 » Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain.
    • November 25 » American Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack the sleeping village of Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife at the headwaters of the Powder River.

Day of marriage May 16, 1903

  • The temperature on May 16, 1903 was between 6.3 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). 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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • January 17 » El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
    • February 11 » Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
    • May 29 » In the May Coup, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
    • June 19 » Benito Mussolini, at the time a radical Socialist, is arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike.
    • November 18 » The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.
    • December 30 » A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.

Day of death January 27, 1944

  • The temperature on January 27, 1944 was between 6.6 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • February 20 » World War II: The "Big Week" began with American bomber raids on German aircraft manufacturing centers.
    • April 10 » Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escape from Birkenau death camp.
    • August 19 » World War II: Liberation of Paris: Paris, France rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops.
    • September 12 » World War II: The liberation of Yugoslavia from Axis occupation continues. Bajina Bašta in western Serbia is among the liberated cities.
    • October 20 » American general Douglas MacArthur fulfills his promise to return to the Philippines when he commands an Allied assault on the islands.
    • November 3 » World War II: Two supreme commanders of the Slovak National Uprising, Generals Ján Golian and Rudolf Viest are captured, tortured and later executed by German forces.


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