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Personal data Benjamin Reitsma 


Household of Benjamin Reitsma

He is married to Akke Talsma.

They got married on May 14, 1904 at Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 24 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Antje Reitsma  1905-1990
  2. Johanna Reitsma  1910-2000 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Benjamin Reitsma

Pier Jans Reitsma
1807-1896
Janke Hanzes Kroodsma
1810-1893
Rinze Oebeles Kingma
1816-1878
Tettje Tjeerds van der Woude
1819-1847

Benjamin Reitsma
1879-1963

1904

Akke Talsma
1880-1965

Antje Reitsma
1905-1990
Johanna Reitsma
1910-2000

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1879, Ferwerderadeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1963, Dantumadeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1904, Oostdongeradeel

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Historical events

Birthday September 5, 1879

  • The temperature on September 5, 1879 was about 14.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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.
    • March 29 » Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.
    • April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
    • 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 21 » War of the Pacific: Two Chilean ships blocking the harbor of Iquique (then belonging to Peru) battle two Peruvian vessels in the Battle of Iquique.
    • May 26 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
    • July 4 » Anglo-Zulu War: The Zululand capital of Ulundi is captured by British troops and burned to the ground, ending the war and forcing King Cetshwayo to flee.

Day of marriage May 14, 1904

  • The temperature on May 14, 1904 was between 9.5 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 1904: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
    • January 17 » Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre.
    • April 5 » The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh and Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England.
    • April 30 » The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.
    • June 15 » A fire aboard the steamboat SSGeneral Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000.
    • August 10 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place.
    • October 27 » The first underground New York City Subway line opens, later designated as the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line.

Day of death January 13, 1963

  • The temperature on January 13, 1963 was between -15.2 °C and -2.7 °C and averaged -8.0 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 Netherlands , there was from July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1963: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.9 million citizens.
    • March 8 » The Ba'ath Party comes to power in Syria in a coup d'état by a clique of quasi-leftist Syrian Army officers calling themselves the National Council of the Revolutionary Command.
    • April 11 » Pope John XXIII issues Pacem in terris, the first encyclical addressed to all Christians instead of only Catholics, and which described the conditions for world peace in human terms.
    • May 15 » Project Mercury: The launch of the final Mercury mission, Mercury-Atlas 9 with astronaut Gordon Cooper on board. He becomes the first American to spend more than a day in space, and the last American to go into space alone.
    • June 21 » Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini is elected as Pope Paul VI.
    • November 2 » South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm is assassinated following a military coup.
    • November 23 » The BBC broadcasts An Unearthly Child (starring William Hartnell), the first episode of the first story from the first series of Doctor Who, which is now the world's longest running science fiction drama.


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