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Personal data Gerben Sikkema 


Household of Gerben Sikkema

He is married to Lijsbert Halbesma.

They got married on May 18, 1887 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 23 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Douwe Sikkema  1892-1983 

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1863, Dantumadeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1937, Dantumadeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1887, Dantumadeel

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Historical events

Birthday November 2, 1863

  • The temperature on November 2, 1863 was about 6.0 °C. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 74 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)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 7 » HMSOrpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189.
    • May 17 » Rosalía de Castro publishes Cantares Gallegos, the first book in the Galician language.
    • October 15 » American Civil War: The H. L. Hunley, the first submarine to sink a ship, sinks, killing its inventor.
    • October 30 » Danish Prince Vilhelm arrives in Athens to assume his throne as George I, King of the Hellenes.
    • November 17 » American Civil War: Siege of Knoxville begins: Confederate forces led by General James Longstreet place Knoxville, Tennessee, under siege.
    • December 16 » American Civil War: Joseph E. Johnston replaces Braxton Bragg as commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.

Day of marriage May 18, 1887

  • The temperature on May 18, 1887 was about 12.3 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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.
    • February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
    • April 4 » Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States.
    • June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
    • June 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
    • July 4 » The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi.
    • September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.

Day of death January 15, 1937

  • The temperature on January 15, 1937 was between 0.7 °C and 2.7 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 8.3 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • April 1 » Aden becomes a British crown colony.
    • June 11 » Great Purge: The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin executes eight army leaders.
    • October 9 » Murder of 9 Catholic priests in Zhengding, China, who protected the local population from the advancing Japanese army.
    • November 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Army withdraws from the Battle of Shanghai.
    • December 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: Japanese troops under the command of Lt. Gen. Asaka Yasuhiko launch an assault on the Chinese city of Nanjing (Nanking).
    • December 13 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: The city of Nanjing, defended by the National Revolutionary Army under the command of General Tang Shengzhi, falls to the Japanese. This is followed by the Nanking Massacre, in which Japanese troops rape and slaughter hundreds of thousands of civilians.


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