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Personal data Geert Riddersma 


Household of Geert Riddersma

He is married to Wietske Sinneker.

They got married on December 23, 1930 at Grootegast (Gr), he was 22 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Geert Riddersma

Geert Elzes Riddersma
1850-1929
Grietje Sierds Veenstra
1857-1945
Maria Nauta
1881-1964

Geert Riddersma
1908-1990

1930

Wietske Sinneker
1908-1982


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Grootegast 1908
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/67611/riddersma
  3. Huwelijksregister Grootegast 1930

Historical events

Birthday September 3, 1908

  • The temperature on September 3, 1908 was between 7.5 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 1908: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
    • January 11 » Grand Canyon National Monument is created.
    • January 15 » The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.
    • September 16 » The General Motors Corporation is founded.
    • October 13 » Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and became the first woman to speak there.
    • November 3 » William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.
    • November 7 » Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente Canton, Bolivia.

Day of marriage December 23, 1930

  • The temperature on December 23, 1930 was between -4.0 °C and 1.3 °C and averaged -2.2 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1930: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.8 million citizens.
    • February 18 » Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in a fixed-wing aircraft and also the first cow to be milked in an aircraft.
    • April 2 » After the mysterious death of Empress Zewditu, Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia.
    • May 1 » "Pluto" is officially proposed for the name of the newly-discovered dwarf planet Pluto by Vesto Slipher in the Lowell Observatory Observation Circular. The name quickly catches on.
    • August 16 » The first color sound cartoon, Fiddlesticks, is released by Ub Iwerks.
    • August 29 » The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland.
    • September 8 » 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape.

Day of death October 28, 1990

  • The temperature on October 28, 1990 was between 7.8 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 17.5 mm of rain during 9.4 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1990: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.9 million citizens.
    • February 11 » Buster Douglas, a 42:1 underdog, knocks out Mike Tyson in ten rounds at Tokyo to win boxing's world Heavyweight title.
    • February 13 » German reunification: An agreement is reached on a two-stage plan to reunite Germany.
    • April 24 » Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of the anthrax disease after 48 years of quarantine.
    • June 30 » East Germany and West Germany merge their economies.
    • September 29 » Construction of the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) is completed in Washington, D.C.
    • November 12 » Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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