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Personal data Berend Steensma 


Household of Berend Steensma

He is married to Tjitske de Graaf.

They got married on January 22, 1898 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 22 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Romkje Steensma  1899-1972
  2. Trijntje Steensma  1905-2003

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1875, Dantumadeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1971, Leeuwarden
  3. Huwelijksregister 1898, Dantumadeel

Historical events

Birthday March 7, 1875

  • There was 13 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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 1875: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
    • February 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
    • April 10 » India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
    • May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
    • July 9 » The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans.
    • October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.

Day of marriage January 22, 1898

  • The temperature on January 22, 1898 was about 7.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1898: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 1 » New York, New York annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. The four initial boroughs, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx, are joined on January 25 by Staten Island to create the modern city of five boroughs.
    • April 21 » Spanish–American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports. When the U.S. Congress issued a declaration of war on April 25, it declared that a state of war had existed from this date.
    • May 8 » The first games of the Italian football league system are played.
    • June 11 » The Hundred Days' Reform, a planned movement to reform social, political, and educational institutions in China, is started by the Guangxu Emperor, but is suspended by Empress Dowager Cixi after 104 days. (The failed reform led to the abolition of the Imperial examination in 1905.)
    • June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
    • September 13 » Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.

Day of death July 17, 1971

  • The temperature on July 17, 1971 was between 4.4 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 7.9 hours of sunshine (49%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1971: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.1 million citizens.
    • January 31 » The Winter Soldier Investigation, organized by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War to publicize war crimes and atrocities by Americans and allies in Vietnam, begins in Detroit.
    • February 3 » New York Police Officer Frank Serpico is shot during a drug bust in Brooklyn and survives to later testify against police corruption.
    • July 26 » Apollo program: Launch of Apollo 15 on the first Apollo "J-Mission", and first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle.
    • August 9 » The Troubles: The British Army in Northern Ireland launches Operation Demetrius. Hundreds of people are arrested and interned, thousands are displaced, and twenty are killed in the violence that followed.
    • September 13 » State police and National Guardsmen storm New York's Attica Prison to quell a prison revolt, which claimed 43 lives.
    • December 6 » Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with India, initiating the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.


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