Family tree Weening » Sietske Boersma (1916-1917)
Personal data Sietske Boersma
- She was born on August 5, 1916 in Opende, gem. Grootegast (Gr).Source 1
- She died on January 8, 1917 in Opende, gem. Grootegast (Gr).Source 2
- A child of Gerrit Boersma and Reintje Bouma
- This information was last updated on July 20, 2023.
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Birthday August 5, 1916
- The temperature on August 5, 1916 was between 7.8 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
- January 29 » World War I: Paris is first bombed by German zeppelins.
- April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.
- April 25 » Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at ANZAC Cove.
- September 6 » The first self-service grocery store Piggly Wiggly was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders.
- November 5 » The Kingdom of Poland is proclaimed by the Act of 5th November of the emperors of Germany and Austria-Hungary.
- November 13 » World War I: Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party over his support for conscription.
Day of death January 8, 1917
- The average temperature on January 8, 1917 was 2.5 °C. There was 8.5 mm of rain. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- March 2 » The enactment of the Jones–Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- July 20 » World War I: The Corfu Declaration, which leads to the creation of the post-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia, is signed by the Yugoslav Committee and Kingdom of Serbia.
- August 28 » Ten Suffragettes are arrested while picketing the White House.
- September 14 » The Russian Empire is formally replaced by the Russian Republic.
- December 6 » Finland declares independence from Soviet Russia.
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Hans Weening, "Family tree Weening", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-weening/I166237.php : accessed September 27, 2026), "Sietske Boersma (1916-1917)".