Family tree Weening » Willemina Wiersma (1896-1980)
Personal data Willemina Wiersma
- She was born on April 10, 1896 in Grijpskerk (Gr).Source 1
- Profession: dienstbode.
- She died on January 15, 1980 in -, she was 83 years old.Source 2
- She is buried in Grootegast (Gr).
- A child of Gerrit Wiersma and Roelfke Moes
- This information was last updated on July 13, 2023.
Household of Willemina Wiersma
She is married to Geert Hovius.
They got married on May 17, 1918 at Grijpskerk (Gr), she was 22 years old.Source 3
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Geboorteregister Grijpskerk 1896
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/1990321/wiersma
Huwelijksregister Grijpskerk 1918
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Birthday April 10, 1896
- The temperature on April 10, 1896 was about 10.1 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
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- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- June 4 » Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.
- August 17 » Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom.
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Day of marriage May 17, 1918
- The temperature on May 17, 1918 was between 11.5 °C and 27.0 °C and averaged 19.0 °C. There was 7.9 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- 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 year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
- February 1 » Russia adopts the Gregorian calendar.
- May 14 » Cape Town Mayor, Sir Harry Hands, inaugurates the Two-minute silence.
- September 29 » World War I: Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica.
- November 1 » Western Ukraine separates from Austria-Hungary.
- November 21 » The Flag of Estonia, previously used by pro-independence activists, is formally adopted as the national flag of the Republic of Estonia.
- November 27 » The Free Territory of Ukraine is established in Huliaipole.
Day of death January 15, 1980
- The temperature on January 15, 1980 was between -7.0 °C and -1.8 °C and averaged -4.1 °C. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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)
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- In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1980: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 14.1 million citizens.
- January 21 » Iran Air Flight 291 crashes in the Alborz Mountains while on approach to Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran, killing 128 people.
- February 23 » Iran hostage crisis: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini states that Iran's parliament will decide the fate of the American embassy hostages.
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