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Personal data Wiebrandus Broekstra 


Household of Wiebrandus Broekstra

He is married to Etje Schotsman.

They got married on April 6, 1901 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 23 years old.Source 3

The couple were divorced from March 17, 1911 at Groningen (Gr).

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Wiebrandus Broekstra

Evert Rinderts Broekstra
1813-1896
Lutgertien Freerks Smit
1814-1872
Brantje Doekes Harkema
± 1792-1845
Antje Fransens Koopmans
± 1796-1862

Wiebrandus Broekstra
1877-1953

1901

Etje Schotsman
1875-1930


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Leek 1877
  2. Overlijdensregister 1953, Dantumadeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1901, Kollumerland c.a.

Historical events

Birthday September 8, 1877

  • The temperature on September 8, 1877 was about 13.7 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. 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 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 year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • May 5 » American Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles.
    • May 16 » The 16 May 1877 crisis occurs in France, ending with the dissolution of the National Assembly 22 June and affirming the interpretation of the Constitution of 1875 as a parliamentary rather than presidential system. The elections held in October 1877 led to the defeat of the royalists as a formal political movement in France.
    • August 9 » Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole: A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army.
    • October 22 » The Blantyre mining disaster in Scotland kills 207 miners.
    • November 29 » Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.
    • December 10 » Russo-Turkish War: The Russian Army captures Plevna after a 5-month siege. The garrison of 25,000 surviving Turks surrenders. The Russian victory is decisive for the outcome of the war and the Liberation of Bulgaria.

Day of marriage April 6, 1901

  • The temperature on April 6, 1901 was between -1.8 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (12%). 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 1901: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • January 22 » Edward VII is proclaimed King after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.
    • May 3 » The Great Fire of 1901 begins in Jacksonville, Florida.
    • June 11 » The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand are extended by the UK to include the Cook Islands.
    • July 4 » William Howard Taft becomes American governor of the Philippines.
    • August 14 » The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
    • December 10 » The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.

Day of death September 18, 1953

  • The temperature on September 18, 1953 was between 10.4 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (69%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1953: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
    • April 24 » Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
    • June 18 » A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns near Tachikawa, Japan, killing 129.
    • June 18 » The Egyptian revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt.
    • August 12 » The first testing of a real thermonuclear weapon (not test devices): The Soviet atomic bomb project continues with the detonation of "RDS-6s" (Joe 4), the first Soviet thermonuclear bomb.
    • November 9 » Cambodia gains independence from France.
    • November 17 » The remaining human inhabitants of the Blasket Islands, Kerry, Ireland, are evacuated to the mainland.


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