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Personal data Douwe Wiersma 


Household of Douwe Wiersma

He is married to Jantje Feddema.

They got married on May 7, 1903 at Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 24 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Ytje Wiersma  1907-
  2. Hiltje Wiersma  1910-2008

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Douwe Wiersma

Willem Formers Wiersma
1806-1886
Japke Piers Rijpma
1807-1870

Douwe Wiersma
1879-1962

1903

Jantje Feddema
1879-1956

Ytje Wiersma
1907-????
Hiltje Wiersma
1910-2008

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1879, Westdongeradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1962, Bolsward
  3. Huwelijksregister 1903, Oostdongeradeel

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Historical events

Birthday April 7, 1879

  • The temperature on April 7, 1879 was about 14.3 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 14 » The War of the Pacific breaks out when the Chilean Army occupies the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.
    • April 23 » Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the third, and current, Main Building with its golden dome.
    • May 2 » The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is founded in Madrid by Pablo Iglesias.
    • August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
    • December 28 » Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.
    • December 31 » Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

Day of marriage May 7, 1903

  • The temperature on May 7, 1903 was between 4.6 °C and 14.6 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (14%). 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.
    • May 29 » In the May Coup, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
    • June 16 » Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
    • June 16 » The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
    • July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
    • August 2 » The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising against the Ottoman Empire begins.
    • November 18 » The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.

Day of death March 11, 1962

  • The temperature on March 11, 1962 was between 1.2 °C and 5.9 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 7.9 mm of rain during 18.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 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 1962: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
    • January 26 » Ranger 3 is launched to study the Moon. The space probe later misses the moon by 22,000 miles (35,400km).
    • March 2 » In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup d'état.
    • May 27 » The Centralia mine fire is ignited in the town's landfill above a coal mine.
    • August 5 » Apartheid: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990.
    • September 8 » Last run of the famous Pines Express over the Somerset and Dorset Railway line (UK) fittingly using the last steam locomotive built by British Railways, BR Standard Class 9F 92220 Evening Star.
    • December 11 » Arthur Lucas, convicted of murder, is the last person to be executed in Canada.


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