Family tree Weening » Renske Blaauw (1876-1917)
Personal data Renske Blaauw
- She was born on December 4, 1876 in Niekerk, gem. Ulrum, Groningen, Nederland.Source 1
- Profession: dienstmeid.
- She died on April 21, 1917 in Zuurdijk, gem. Leens (Gr), she was 40 years old.Source 2
overleden in Groningen
- A child of Geert Blaauw and Trijntje Hessels Weidenaar
- This information was last updated on September 11, 2025.
Household of Renske Blaauw
She is married to Harm Holtrop.
They got married on August 13, 1896 at Leens (Gr), she was 19 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Trijntje Holtrop 1900-1993
- Tettje Holtrop 1903-1920
- Jantje Holtrop 1905-1909
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Birthday December 4, 1876
- The temperature on December 4, 1876 was about 10.6 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 73 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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 1876: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- March 7 » Alexander Graham Bell is granted a patent for an invention he calls the "telephone".
- May 2 » The April Uprising breaks out in Ottoman Bulgaria.
- July 8 » The Hamburg massacre prior to the 1876 United States presidential election results in the deaths of six African-Americans of the Republican Party, along with one white assailant.
- August 1 » Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
- November 25 » American Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack the sleeping village of Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife at the headwaters of the Powder River.
- December 23 » First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
Day of marriage August 13, 1896
- The temperature on August 13, 1896 was about 18.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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.
- January 28 » Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, becomes the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined one shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8mph (13km/h), thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2mph (3.2km/h).
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 26 » Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
- May 26 » Nicholas II becomes the last Tsar of Imperial Russia.
- June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
- August 30 » Philippine Revolution: After Spanish victory in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas.
Day of death April 21, 1917
- The temperature on April 21, 1917 was between 3.4 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- January 31 » World War I: Germany announces that its U-boats will resume unrestricted submarine warfare after a two-year hiatus.
- April 2 » World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
- July 12 » The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.
- July 25 » Sir Robert Borden introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%).
- December 6 » Finland declares independence from Soviet Russia.
- December 9 » World War I: Field Marshal Allenby captures Jerusalem, Palestine.
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