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.
- February 2 » The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.
- April 20 » The April Uprising begins. Its suppression shocks European opinion, and Bulgarian independence becomes a condition for ending the Russo-Turkish War.
- June 25 » Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
- 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.
- September 7 » In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens.
- November 23 » Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain.
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.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- June 4 » Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.
- August 16 » Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
- August 17 » Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom.
- November 17 » The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino.
- December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
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.
- April 2 » World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
- October 24 » First World War: Italy suffers a disastrous defeat on the Austro-Italian front.
- November 28 » The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia.
- December 9 » World War I: Field Marshal Allenby captures Jerusalem, Palestine.
- December 11 » World War I: British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem on foot and declares martial law.
- December 15 » World War I: An armistice between Russia and the Central Powers is signed.
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