Family tree Weening » Willem Renkema (1866-1929)
Personal data Willem Renkema
- He was born on March 24, 1866 in Sebaldeburen, gem. Grootegast (Gr).Source 1
- Profession: wagenmaker.
- He died on March 20, 1929 in Middelstum (Gr), he was 62 years old.Source 2
overleden in Groningen
- A child of Pieter Renkema and Trientje Zigter
- This information was last updated on August 6, 2025.
Household of Willem Renkema
He is married to Trijntje Bonninga.
They got married on August 21, 1896 at Middelstum (Gr), he was 30 years old.Source 3
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Birthday March 24, 1866
- The temperature on March 24, 1866 was about 11.0 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
- From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- March 27 » President of the United States of America Andrew Johnson vetoes the Civil Rights Act of 1866. His veto is overridden by Congress and the bill passes into law on April 9.
- April 8 » Italy and Prussia ally against the Austrian Empire.
- May 5 » Memorial Day first celebrated in United States at Waterloo, New York.
- June 3 » The Fenians are driven out of Fort Erie, Ontario back into the United States.
- September 22 » The Battle of Curupayty is Paraguay's only significant victory in the Paraguayan War.
- December 12 » Oaks explosion: The worst mining disaster in England kills 361 miners and rescuers.
Day of marriage August 21, 1896
- The temperature on August 21, 1896 was about 15.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 21 » An Englishman raised in Australia, Bob Fitzsimmons, fought an Irishman, Peter Maher, in an American promoted event which technically took place in Mexico, winning the 1896 World Heavyweight Championship in boxing.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- April 6 » In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
- May 26 » Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
- December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
- December 30 » Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.
Day of death March 20, 1929
- The temperature on March 20, 1929 was between -3.2 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1929: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
- January 20 » The first full-length talking motion picture filmed outdoors, In Old Arizona, is released.
- February 11 » Kingdom of Italy and the Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty.
- May 15 » A fire at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio kills 123.
- June 1 » The 1st Conference of the Communist Parties of Latin America is held in Buenos Aires.
- October 3 » The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is renamed to Yugoslavia by King Alexander I.
- October 29 » The New York Stock Exchange crashes in what will be called the Crash of '29 or "Black Tuesday", ending the Great Bull Market of the 1920s and beginning the Great Depression.
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