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Personal data Jan Hiemstra 


Household of Jan Hiemstra

He is married to Maaike van der Leij.

They got married on December 3, 1903 at Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 27 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Jelle Hiemstra  1906-1965 
  3. Martje Hiemstra  1912-1983

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Hiemstra

Hielke Jans Posthumus
1798-1883
Wikjen Harkes de Groot
± 1798-1856

Jan Hiemstra
1876-1959

1903

Maaike van der Leij
1880-1953

Jelle Hiemstra
1906-1965
Fokje Hiemstra
1910-????
Martje Hiemstra
1912-1983

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1876, Ferwerderadeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1959, Leeuwarden
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/82935/hiemstra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1903, Ferwerderadeel

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Historical events

Birthday August 4, 1876

  • The temperature on August 4, 1876 was about 17.9 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 10 » The first successful test of a telephone is made by Alexander Graham Bell.
    • April 11 » The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is organized.
    • May 10 » The Centennial Exposition is opened in Philadelphia.
    • June 17 » American Indian Wars: Battle of the Rosebud: 1,500 Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back General George Crook's forces at Rosebud Creek in Montana Territory.
    • November 23 » Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain.
    • December 29 » The Ashtabula River railroad disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.

Day of marriage December 3, 1903

  • The temperature on December 3, 1903 was between -1.2 °C and 2.4 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (21%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • February 14 » The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor).
    • July 23 » The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
    • October 1 » Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
    • October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
    • December 17 » The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
    • December 30 » A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.

Day of death August 28, 1959

  • The temperature on August 28, 1959 was between 7.2 °C and 21.9 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (35%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
    • March 28 » The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet.
    • April 9 » Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven".
    • September 16 » The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City.
    • October 30 » Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 crashes on approach to Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport in Albemarle County, Virginia, killing 26 of the 27 on board.
    • November 15 » The murders of the Clutter Family in Holcomb, Kansas were discovered, inspiring Truman Capote's non-fiction book In Cold Blood.
    • December 3 » The current flag of Singapore is adopted, six months after Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire.


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