Family tree Weening » Jan Roorda (1917-1983)
Personal data Jan Roorda
- He was born on April 7, 1917 in Kollum, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).Source 1
- He died on February 15, 1983 in Den Helder (NH), he was 65 years old.Source 2
- A child of Alle Gjalt Roorda and Trientje van Lune
- This information was last updated on August 6, 2023.
Household of Jan Roorda
He is married to Augustina Boon.
They got married in the year 1951 at Texel (NH), he was 33 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday April 7, 1917
- The temperature on April 7, 1917 was between -0.8 °C and 7.3 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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.
- April 2 » World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- June 4 » The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for biography (for Julia Ward Howe). Jean Jules Jusserand receives the first Pulitzer for history for his work With Americans of Past and Present Days. Herbert B. Swope receives the first Pulitzer for journalism for his work for the New York World.
- September 26 » World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
- October 26 » First World War: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.
- November 2 » The Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet, in charge of preparation and carrying out the Russian Revolution, holds its first meeting.
Day of death February 15, 1983
- The temperature on February 15, 1983 was between -3.4 °C and 2.3 °C and averaged -1.2 °C. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1983: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
- February 16 » The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia kill 75.
- February 22 » The notorious Broadway flop Moose Murders opens and closes on the same night at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
- March 6 » The first United States Football League games are played.
- May 26 » The 7.8 Mw Sea of Japan earthquake shakes northern Honshu with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami is generated that leaves about 100 people dead.
- November 17 » The Zapatista Army of National Liberation is founded in Mexico.
- November 26 » Brink's-Mat robbery: In London, 6,800 gold bars worth nearly £26 million are stolen from the Brink's-Mat vault at Heathrow Airport.
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