Family tree Weening » Roelf Fokkinga (1884-1955)

Personal data Roelf Fokkinga 


Household of Roelf Fokkinga

He is married to Janna Bijlsma.

They got married on February 26, 1925 at Oldekerk (Gr), he was 40 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Louwe Fokkinga  1925-2005

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Roelf Fokkinga

Roelof Jochums Fokkinga
1810-1861
Wytske Lourens Boersma
1824-1872
Egbert Boonstra
1822-1878
Eisina Hales de Wind
1821-1906

Roelf Fokkinga
1884-1955

1925

Janna Bijlsma
1894-1962

Louwe Fokkinga
1925-2005

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Grijpskerk 1884
  2. Overlijdensregister Grijpskerk 1955
  3. Huwelijksregister Oldekerk 1925

Historical events

Birthday September 29, 1884

  • The temperature on September 29, 1884 was about 15.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1884: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 19 » More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.
    • April 20 » Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical Humanum genus.
    • July 3 » Dow Jones & Company publishes its first stock average.
    • October 6 » The Naval War College of the United States is founded in Rhode Island.
    • October 14 » George Eastman receives a U.S. Government patent on his new paper-strip photographic film.
    • October 22 » The International Meridian Conference designates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the world's prime meridian.

Day of marriage February 26, 1925

  • The temperature on February 26, 1925 was between 4.2 °C and 6.9 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 12.5 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
    • January 3 » Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy.
    • March 18 » The Tri-State Tornado hits the Midwestern states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people.
    • May 30 » May Thirtieth Movement: Shanghai Municipal Police Force shoot and kill 13 protesting workers.
    • July 21 » Malcolm Campbell becomes the first man to exceed 150mph (241km/h) on land. At Pendine Sands in Wales, he drives Sunbeam 350HP built by Sunbeam at a two-way average speed of 150.33mph (242km/h).
    • July 21 » Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching human evolution in class and fined $100.
    • September 17 » Frida Kahlo suffers near-fatal injuries in a bus accident in Mexico, causing her to abandon her medical studies and take up art.

Day of death October 10, 1955

  • The temperature on October 10, 1955 was between 8.1 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 1955: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
    • May 2 » Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
    • May 25 » First ascent of Mount Kangchenjunga: A British expedition led by Charles Evans, Joe Brown and George Band reaches the summit of the third-highest mountain in the world (8,586 meters); Norman Hardie and Tony Streather join them the following day.
    • June 11 » Eighty-three spectators are killed and at least 100 are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collide at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the deadliest ever accident in motorsports.
    • July 15 » Eighteen Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others.
    • July 27 » The Austrian State Treaty restores Austrian sovereignty.
    • December 8 » The Flag of Europe is adopted by Council of Europe.


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