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Personal data Willem Edo Broekema 


Household of Willem Edo Broekema

He is married to Tjitske Hovius.

They got married on May 3, 1912 at Marum (Gr), he was 25 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Kornelis Broekema  1912-1996
  2. Greta Broekema  1918-2006

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Edo Broekema

Willem Edo Broekema
1886-1948

1912

Tjitske Hovius
1891-1975

Kornelis Broekema
1912-1996
Greta Broekema
1918-2006

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Grootegast 1886
  2. Overlijdensregister Grootegast 1948
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/1989066/broekema
  4. Huwelijksregister Marum 1912

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Historical events

Birthday August 15, 1886

  • The temperature on August 15, 1886 was about 16.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. 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 1886: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 29 » John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta.
    • May 1 » Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the Haymarket affair in Chicago, in commemoration of which May 1 is celebrated as International Workers' Day in many countries.
    • June 10 » Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continue for three months creating a large, 17km long fissure across the mountain peak.
    • October 28 » President Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.
    • November 27 » German judge Emil Hartwich sustains fatal injuries in a duel, which would become the background for Theodor Fontane's Effi Briest.
    • November 30 » The Folies Bergère stages its first revue.

Day of marriage May 3, 1912

  • The temperature on May 3, 1912 was between 5.1 °C and 14.5 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (29%). 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
    • April 17 » Russian troops open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150.
    • September 25 » Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is founded in New York City.
    • October 8 » The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire.
    • October 18 » First Balkan War: King Peter I of Serbia issues a declaration "To the Serbian People", as his country joins the war.
    • October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kirk Kilisse concludes with a Bulgarian victory against the Ottoman Empire.

Day of death August 2, 1948

  • The temperature on August 2, 1948 was between 17.2 °C and 24.8 °C and averaged 20.0 °C. There was 45.6 mm of rain during 5.7 hours. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • 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)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1948: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
    • April 21 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 47 relating to Kashmir conflict is adopted.
    • June 7 » Edvard Beneš resigns as President of Czechoslovakia rather than signing the Ninth-of-May Constitution, making his nation a Communist state.
    • June 24 » Cold War: Start of the Berlin Blockade: The Soviet Union makes overland travel between West Germany and West Berlin impossible.
    • July 31 » USSNevada is sunk by an aerial torpedo after surviving hits from two atomic bombs (as part of post-war tests) and being used for target practice by three other ships.
    • September 22 » Israeli-Palestine conflict: The All-Palestine Government is established by the Arab League.
    • October 29 » Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Safsaf massacre: Israeli soldiers capture the Palestinian village of Safsaf in the Galilee; after, between 52 and 64 villagers are massacred by the IDF.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1882 » Gisela Richter, English archaeologist and art historian († 1972)
  • 1882 » Marion Bauer, American composer and critic († 1955)
  • 1883 » Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor and architect († 1962)
  • 1885 » Edna Ferber, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright († 1968)
  • 1886 » Bill Whitty, Australian cricketer († 1974)
  • 1890 » Jacques Ibert, French composer and educator († 1962)

Source: Wikipedia


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